your name is mud

your name is mud
your name is mud
informal
◇ If your name is mud people do not like or trust you.

The scandal ruined his reputation and now his name is mud.

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Main Entry:mud
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your name is mud — see mud
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Main Entry:name

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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