English Dictionary

muck and bullets

名詞

くだけた表現 複数形 複数形のみ

(informal) Gruelling, unglamorous and potentially dangerous military assignments.

日本語の意味

非常に厳しく、華やかさに欠け、潜在的に危険な軍事任務。

During the war, she volunteered for muck and bullets, the kind of gruelling, unglamorous and potentially dangerous assignments that test a soldier's limits.

戦時中、彼女は兵士の限界を試すような、過酷で地味で危険を伴う軍事任務に志願した。

意味（1）

(informal) Gruelling, unglamorous and potentially dangerous military assignments.

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