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.
This idiom is often used to express that you should accept an unpleasant situation or event because you cannot change it.
When you experience extreme and undesirable situations, it is probably essential to take extreme actions
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".
1. To punch a hole in one's ticket to show that they have paid for a ride
2. To do something that allows one to go further in a competition or to be promoted at work
1. Please, tell me if I forget to punch your ticket.
2. With a view to punching my ticket to the final, I did whatever it takes to win this round.