give a bad name
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give a bad name — index defame, denigrate, pillory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
give a bad name — give (something) a bad name to cause a loss of respect for something. A few wild fans give soccer a bad name … New idioms dictionary
give a bad name — give (something/someone) a bad name to cause people to lose respect for something or someone. A few badly behaved football fans give all football supporters a bad name … New idioms dictionary
bad name — noun Lack of reverence or esteem. Poor reputation. See Also: give a bad name … Wiktionary
give a dog a bad name — british phrase used for saying that once someone has a bad reputation, people will blame them for everything Thesaurus: damage to someone s reputationsynonym Main entry: dog * * * give a dog a bad ˈname idiom ( … Useful english dictionary
give something a bad name — give (something) a bad name to cause a loss of respect for something. A few wild fans give soccer a bad name … New idioms dictionary
give something a bad name — give (something/someone) a bad name to cause people to lose respect for something or someone. A few badly behaved football fans give all football supporters a bad name … New idioms dictionary
give someone a bad name — give (something/someone) a bad name to cause people to lose respect for something or someone. A few badly behaved football fans give all football supporters a bad name … New idioms dictionary
give a dog a bad name — A person who is generally known to have been guilty of some offence will always be suspected to be the author of all similar types of offence. Once someone has gained a bad reputation, it is very difficult to lose it … The small dictionary of idiomes
give a dog a bad name and hang him — The principle is that a person’s plight is hopeless once his reputation has been blackened. Similar to he that has an ill name is half hanged. 1706 J. STEVENS Spanish & English Dict. s.v. Perro, We say, Give a Dog an ill name and his work is done … Proverbs new dictionary
