灰头土脸

yī méi rén zhù yì tā jiù biàn de huī tóu tǔ liǎn yī guān bù zhěng le

一没人注意，他就变得灰头土脸，衣冠不整了。

When ignored, he would become uncared about appearance or even look shabby.

měi guó gǔ shì shang de zuì dà jīng jì shāng zhī yī zuó rì huī tóu tǔ liǎn de

美国股市上的最大经纪商之一昨日灰头土脸的。

One the biggest brokers in US equity markets was reeling ­ yesterday.

zhè zhuāng liàn qíng kàn shàng qù bìng méi gěi tā zào chéng rèn hé sǔn hài dàn què ràng wǒ huī tóu tǔ liǎn

这桩恋情看上去并没给他造成任何损害，但却让我灰头土脸。

The affair seems to have done no damage to him but has devastated me.