drag through the mud en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
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(idiomatic, transitive) To tarnish or spoil enough so that something or someone is no longer respectable.
Red Moon Monster: Ever since that cheesy movie dragged our names through the mud, life hasn't been the same!
1999, “Red Moon Monsters”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), season 1, episode 6b:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dragging through the mud | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dragged through the mud | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dragged through the mud | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| drags through the mud | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Synonyms
revile · befoul · reproach · diss · unflatter · vilipend · belibel · smirch · calumny · spatter · lampoon · muddy · besmear · sully · besmirch · wrong · depreciate · speak ill of · foul · defame · detract · muddy · backbite · discredit · tarnish · blame · vilify · chat shite · blot · villainize · befoul · shit-talk · talk shit · dirty · forgab · stain · blaze · demonize · denigrate · torch · blur · bewray · disrepute · malign · stab · calumniate · monsterize · assassinate · asperse · deprave · scandal · blemish · traduce · forspeak · talk shite · chat shit · disparage · slander · slag · cloud · badmouth · disgrace · drag through the mud · spot · sully · trash-talk · infamize · libel · blacken · talk trash · smear
Translations (13)
nl door het slijk halen (Translations) · de in den Dreck ziehen (Translations) · fi loata (Translations) · ru смеша́ть с гря́зью (Translations) · es dejar a la altura del betún (Translations) · ca arrossegar pel fang (Translations) · fi vetää lokaan (Translations) · sv dra i smutsen (Translations) · it trascinare nel fango (Translations) · pt arrastar pela lama (Translations) · fr traîner dans la boue (Translations) · pl hańbić (Translations) · pl zhańbić (Translations)