Be dragged through the mud In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "be dragged through the mud", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Regina Tuyen Le

2021-09-09 12:09

badmouth , be dragged (one's) name through the mud

Be dragged through the mud British phrase informal

If one is dragged through the mud, his or her reputation is damaged or disparaged by bad things that people say about them.

The company is dragged through the mud by the rumors of illegal activities.

You have to spend a lot of time and effort to be popular, but just a few seconds of negligence, you will be dragged through the mud.

Their image has been dragged through the mud by the social media.

these things are sent to try us

This idiom is often used to express that you should accept an unpleasant situation or event because you cannot change it.

Long Pole in the Tent

somebody or something that causes delay in a project or a task that takes a long period of time to finish

The author of your own misfortune

to be blamed because of one's own problem

When you experience extreme and undesirable situations, it is probably essential to take extreme actions

to ask for trouble

to behave in a way that is likely to incur problems or difficulties

The verb "be" should be conjugated according to its tense.

This idiom dated back to the early 19th century, along with the another mud - related expression " His or her name is mud".

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