"treat like dirt" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-treat like dirt.ogg Forms: treats like dirt [present, singular, third-person], treating like dirt [participle, present], treated like dirt [participle, past], treated like dirt [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} treat like dirt (third-person singular simple present treats like dirt, present participle treating like dirt, simple past and past participle treated like dirt)
  1. (transitive, simile) To treat someone badly, especially with disrespect or contempt. Tags: transitive Synonyms: treat like garbage, treat like shit Translations (Translations): kohdella kuin saastaa (Finnish), traiter comme de la merde (French), traktować jak śmieci [imperfective] (Polish), potraktować jak śmieci [perfective] (Polish), ningunear (Spanish), tratar como mierda (Spanish)
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