mire


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be in the mire

To remain stuck in a situation that is not ideal or desirable and from which escape or improvement is difficult or unlikely. The company's smartphone division has been in the mire for the last few years, failing to make any headway against its competitors. It's yet another piece of legislation that is now in the mire because of endless political infighting.
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be mired in the past

To be overly focused on the past, especially to the point that it interferes with one's current situation. You're just mired in the past right now. You need to move on from Tiffany and date somebody new. If you think that kind of rhetoric is effective anymore, then you're still mired in the past.
See also: mire, past

be stuck in the mire

To remain stuck in a situation that is not ideal or desirable and from which escape or improvement is difficult or unlikely. The company's smartphone division has been stuck in the mire for the last few years, failing to make any headway against its competitors. It's yet another piece of legislation that is now stuck in the mire because of endless political infighting.
See also: mire, stuck

drag (one's) name through the mire

To disparage one publicly, especially to the detriment of one's reputation. I'm trying to maintain a fair and respectable campaign, and Brad totally dragged my name through the mire! Don't drag my name through the mire—you're the one who messed up the budget!
See also: drag, mire, name, through

in the mire

Ensnared or entangled in a situation that is not ideal or desirable and from which escape or improvement is difficult or unlikely. The company's smartphone division has been stuck in the mire for the last few years, failing to make any headway against its competitors. It's yet another piece of legislation that is now in the mire because of endless political infighting.
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mired in the past

Overly focused on the past, especially to the point that it interferes with one's current situation. I know Tiffany was your dream girl, but you can't stay mired in the past. You need to move on. If you think that kind of rhetoric is effective anymore, then you're still mired in the past.
See also: mire, past

stuck in the mire

Ensnared or entangled in a situation that is not ideal or desirable and from which escape or improvement is difficult or unlikely. The company's smartphone division has been stuck in the mire for the last few years, failing to make any headway against its competitors. It's yet another piece of legislation that has gotten stuck in the mire because of endless political squabbling.
See also: mire, stuck

wallow in the mire

To remain stuck in an undesirable or negative situation due to one's unwillingness to do something to change. Jane left you six months ago—it's time to stop wallowing in the mire and get back to living your life.
See also: mire, wallow
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In each of the incidents Mire targeted lone females.
This perverted Harrow private hire driver sexually assaulted lone female passengers; He also tried to contact one victim 21 times
Opening the batting, Mire cracked 94 from 63 to help set up Zimbabwe's total of 162 for 4 after they were put in to bat by Pakistan.
T20 tri-series: Pakistan seal place in final with seven-wicket win against Zimbabwe
One onlooker shouted at Mire: "You ain't no Muslim, bruv", after he declared he was going to "spill blood" for his "Syrian brothers".
Life term for Tube knifeman
Mire was filmed in shocking CCTV and mobile phone footage taken by a passer-by, who bravely carried on filming even as he was lunged at.
IS-inspired knifeman gets 'life' in Broadmoor
Mire was filmed in shocking CCTV and mobile phone footage taken by a passer-by who bravely carried on filming even as he was lunged at with the rusty blade.
IS-inspired Tube knifeman sent to Broadmoor
"Whilst Mire was not accused of terrorist offences, it would appear from comments he made at the time of the attack and the content he had downloaded on his phone that he may have been inspired by terrorist propaganda," said Commander Dean Haydon in a statement.
Man who stabbed London passenger 'for Syria' jailed for life
As curator Sergio Gaddi from Italy said, "Picasso and MirE were the most revolutionary artists at the beginning of the 20th century.
Iconic link drawn between Dubai and artists Picasso, Joan Miro
Mire, of Sansom Road, Leytonstone, is accused of punching his victim to the ground and repeatedly kicking him before inflicting a 12cm wound in his neck with a knife.
Leytonstone attack accused appears before judge
Mire is accused of punching his victim to the ground and repeatedly kicking him before taking hold of the victim's head and cutting a 12 centimetre (five inch) wound in his neck.
Murder bid charge over Tube attack
Bile Mohamoud, 24, and Mubarik Mire, 21, were sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court after pleading guilty to affray.
Pair left man with serious eye injury
However, for chemical engineer Andrew Finkle and chemist Charles Mire, co-founders of Structur3D Printing in Kitchener, Ont., using Nutella for 3D printing has served several purposes since the start-up was launched two years ago.
The dawning of 3D materials: as 3D printing integrates itself into new sectors, from medicine to automobiles, Structure3D Printing of Kitchener, Ont. is positioning itself as a leader in printing unconventional materials
ySTANBUL (CyHAN)- The Sakyp Sabancy Museum (SSM) in ystanbul has extended its ongoing Joan MirE exhibition until March 8, the museum announced on Wednesday.
Joan MirE exhibition at Sabancy Museum extended till March
This is potentially the case with the Selisoo mire, a Natura 2000 site that lies above valuable oil shale resources and partly (250 ha) within the permitted mining area.
Geological settings of the protected Selisoo mire (northeastern Estonia) threatened by oil shale mining/Polevkivikaevanduse ohustatud kaitsealuse Selisoo raba geoloogia
Mire is a peatland with a peat layer of at least 30 cm depth, which is in a continuous process of development (Paal and Leibak, 2011).
Bryophytes in Estonian mires
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