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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

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Noun + まみれ
Noun + まみれ + の + 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）びると気持（きも）ちがいいよね。
    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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