- drag someone through the mud
- slander or denigrate someone publicly
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
drag someone through the mud
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drag someone through the mud — denigrate someone publicly. → mud … English new terms 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's 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 * * * drag someone s name through the mud … Useful english dictionary
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 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
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
mud — noun 1》 soft, sticky matter consisting of mixed earth and water. 2》 damaging information or allegations. Phrases drag someone through the mud denigrate someone publicly. here s mud in your eye! informal used as a toast. someone s name is mud… … English new terms dictionary
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
