muck and bullets

English

Noun

muck and bullets pl (plural only)

  1. (informal) Gruelling, unglamorous and potentially dangerous military assignments.
    • 1999, Mind the gap: Promoting a transatlantic revolution in military affairs
      Conversely, the United States cannot expect to be excused from "muck and bullets" assignments — such as peacekeeping in the Balkans.
    • 2013, Vinnie Jones, It's Been Emotional (page 215)
      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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