The newspapers dragged the actress through the mud week after week.
•The columnist felt it was her duty to drag people through the mud.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
drag someone through the mud — denigrate someone publicly. → mud … English new terms dictionary
drag someone through the mud — slander or denigrate someone publicly … Useful english 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
