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My opponent has dragged my name through the mud.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
drag someone's name through the mud — drag (someone s) name through the mire/mud to tell people about something bad that someone has done so that people will have a bad opinion of them. Her name was dragged through the mud after she admitted offering money in return for votes … New idioms dictionary
drag someone's name through the mire — drag (someone s) name through the mire/mud to tell people about something bad that someone has done so that people will have a bad opinion of them. Her name was dragged through the mud after she admitted offering money in return for votes … New idioms dictionary
drag name through the mud — drag (someone s) name through the mire/mud to tell people about something bad that someone has done so that people will have a bad opinion of them. Her name was dragged through the mud after she admitted offering money in return for votes … New idioms dictionary
drag someone name through the mud — drag someone/someone’s/name through the mud phrase to say unpleasant things, or to tell unpleasant secrets, about someone in public Thesaurus: to harm someone s reputationsynonym Main entry: drag … Useful english dictionary
drag name through the mire — drag (someone s) name through the mire/mud to tell people about something bad that someone has done so that people will have a bad opinion of them. Her name was dragged through the mud after she admitted offering money in return for votes … New idioms dictionary
drag someone/something through the mud — make damaging allegations about someone or something he felt enough loyalty to his old school not to drag its name through the mud … Useful english dictionary
mud — [mʌd] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from Middle Low German mudde] 1.) wet earth that has become soft and sticky ▪ By the end of the game, all the kids were covered in mud. ▪ The path beside the river was slippery with mud. ▪ Many… … Dictionary of contemporary English
drag — drag1 W3S3 [dræg] v past tense and past participle dragged present participle dragging ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(pull something)¦ 2¦(pull somebody)¦ 3 drag yourself to/into/out of etc something 4¦(persuade somebody to come)¦ 5¦(computer)¦ 6¦(be boring)¦… … Dictionary of contemporary English
drag — 1 verb dragged, dragging 1 PULL ALONG THE GROUND (T) to pull someone or something along the ground, often because they are too heavy to carry: drag sth away/along/through etc: Inge managed to drag the table into the kitchen. | Angry protesters… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
drag — drag1 [ dræg ] verb ** ▸ 1 pull with difficulty ▸ 2 pull someone against will ▸ 3 make someone do something ▸ 4 touch ground ▸ 5 when time seems slow ▸ 6 in computing ▸ 7 search water with net ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to pull something or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
