N1 Grammar ⑪　ずくめ / だらけ / まみれ

Through and through / full of (bad things) / covered in (substance)

'A lucky day through and through.' 'His paper was full of mistakes.' 'Came home covered in mud.' — three ways to express 'full of / covered with', each with distinct nuance.

What you'll learn

• ずくめ: 'entirely / through and through' — attaches to nouns, usually positive or ironic
• だらけ: 'full of / covered with ~' — negative, something messy or problematic
• まみれ: 'smeared with / covered in ~' — a substance physically coats the surface
• Memory: ずくめ=all good (+); だらけ=overrun with bad (−); まみれ=physical substance (→)

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