灰头土脸

我 灰头土脸 地上了报纸 全省人都会看见的

(他肯定会给咱们 拍照片的呀) ── Previous context

“If my dusty face gets in the newspaper, people in the province will see it.”

他就把自己弄得 灰头土脸 的

(就凭自己的一己之力纾困危局 所以啊) ── Previous context

“he gets himself into such a mess.”

我说怎么看上去 灰头土脸 的

(对 还没上色) ── Previous context

“No wonder it looks so drab and colorless.”

建筑行业呢 本来就是 灰头土脸 的

(我觉得你这个简历 是不是太素了点) ── Previous context

“In the architecture industry, everything is already quite dull.”