one's name is mud

  • 1one's name is mud — ► one s name is mud informal one is in disgrace or unpopular. Main Entry: ↑mud …

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  • 2one's name is mud — I informal one is in disgrace or unpopular if you forget their birthdays, your name is mud II see mud …

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  • 3name is mud — a person s reputation becomes bad, one is in trouble His name is mud now that he has been charged by the police with stealing money from his company …

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  • 4mud, one's name is —  One s reputation has sunk. One is disgraced …

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  • 5mud — ► NOUN 1) soft, sticky matter consisting of mixed earth and water. 2) damaging information or allegations. ● drag through the mud Cf. ↑drag through the mud ● (here s) mud in your eye! Cf. ↑mud in your eye! …

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  • 6mud — (n.) mid 14c., cognate with and probably from M.L.G. mudde, M.Du. modde thick mud, from P.Gmc. *mud from PIE * (s)meu /*mu [Buck], found in many words denoting wet or dirty (Cf. Gk. mydos damp, moisture, O.Ir. muad cloud, Pol. muЕ‚ slime, Skt …

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  • 7your name is mud — Meaning You are unpopular. Origin John Wilkes Booth broke his leg while escaping after shooting Abraham Lincoln. He was given medical help by Dr Samuel Mudd, who didn t then know about the assassination. Mudd was wrongly convicted of being Booth… …

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  • 8mud — n. 1 wet soft earthy matter. 2 hard ground from the drying of an area of this. 3 what is worthless or polluting. Phrases and idioms: as clear as mud colloq. not at all clear. fling (or sling or throw) mud speak disparagingly or slanderously. here …

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  • 9mud — I. noun Etymology: Middle English mudde, probably from Middle Low German Date: 14th century 1. a slimy sticky mixture of solid material with a liquid and especially water; especially soft wet earth 2. abusive and malicious remarks or charges <&#8230; …

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  • 10Mud whiting — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …

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