muck in
To join in with workTo join in with work.
» Everyone mucked in and the kitchen was abuzz.
Alle haben mit angepackt, und bald ging es in der Küche zu wie in einem Bienenschwarm. — Manfredo
Alle haben sich reingehängt, und in der Küche fluppte es nur so. — raggione
Manfredo · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(UK, informal)To join in with work.
If we all muck in, we can get this room cleaned in next to no time.
(UK, informal)To share in.
Examples
3 sentencesEveryone mucked in and the kitchen was abuzz.
deAlle haben mit angepackt, und bald ging es in der Küche zu wie in einem Bienenschwarm. — Manfredo
Tom can't afford to employ anyone; the family has to muck in.
deEinen Angestellten kann sich Tom nicht leisten; also muss die Familie mit ran. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
They navigated sizzling sands in the Middle East, stepped into toxic muck in Bhopal, and precariously maneuvered icy sidewalks in Seoul.
Translations
2 languagesForms
mucks in, mucking in, mucked in, mucked in| Base form | muck in · to muck in |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | mucks in |
| Present participle | mucking in |
| Past simple | mucked in |
| Past participle | mucked in |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.