Meaning of muck and bullets | Babel Free

Definitions

Gruelling, unglamorous and potentially dangerous military assignments.

informal, plural, plural-only

Examples

“Conversely, the United States cannot expect to be excused from "muck and bullets" assignments — such as peacekeeping in the Balkans.”

“I narrated the first series and it went really well, so they commissioned me to get in among the muck and bullets and actually go on patrol around the world.”

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