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塗(まみ)れ
stained, covered in, smeared, dirty with, soaked in

Usually not used for non-physical objects (mistakes、 etc.),・exception: 借金まみれ、欲まみれ

Structure
Noun + まみれ
Noun + まみれ + + Noun
Noun + まみれ + になって + Phrase
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  • [Used when someone/something is covered in a physical substance that usually causes discomfort like dust, blood, mud, oil, etc]
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先生(せんせい)の田中(たなか)さんは氷(こおり)で滑(すべ)って雪(ゆき)の塊(かたまり)で転(ころ)び、雪(ゆき)まみれになってしまった。
Mr. Tanaka slipped on ice and fell on a lump of snow. He was completely covered in snow.
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仕事(しごと)で油(あぶら)まみれになったら、家(いえ)に帰(かえ)ってからシャワーを浴(あ)びる気持(きも)ちいいよね。
After getting soaked in oil at work, there's nothing better than having a shower after coming back home, right?
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床(ゆか)は泥(どろ)まみれになった。
The floor became covered in mud.
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Books
Tae Kim's Japanese Grammar Guide
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