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dung heap
noun[ C ]
(alsodungheap)uk /ˈdʌŋ ˌhiːp/ us /ˈdʌŋ ˌhiːp/
a large pile of dung(= solid waste from animals such as horses and cows):
Smoke rose from burning dung heaps.
The worms multiply rapidly in a dungheap or compost pit.
a place or system where bad things happen, especially where the people in power are corrupt(= dishonest) :
He was a dictator presiding over a dungheap of patronage and corruption.
They were criminals who managed to climb to the the top of the dung heap that was running the country.
The familiar stink of a dung heap wafted across the road.
A strike by Madrid's 23,000 cleaners turned the city into a dungheap.
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