reflect badly (on sb)
1reflect badly on — stunts like these reflect badly on our school Syn: discredit, disgrace, dishonor, shame, put in a bad light, damage, tarnish the reputation of, give a bad name to, bring into disrepute …
2reflect badly on — DISCREDIT, disgrace, shame, put in a bad light, damage, tarnish the reputation of, give a bad name to, bring into disrepute. → reflect …
3reflect badly on somebody — reflect well, badly, etc. on sb/sth idiom to make sb/sth appear to be good, bad, etc. to other people • This incident reflects badly on everyone involved. Main entry: ↑reflectidiom …
4reflect badly on something — reflect well, badly, etc. on sb/sth idiom to make sb/sth appear to be good, bad, etc. to other people • This incident reflects badly on everyone involved. Main entry: ↑reflectidiom …
5badly — [[t]bæ̱dli[/t]] ♦♦♦ worse, worst 1) ADV GRADED: ADV with v If something is done badly or goes badly, it is not very successful or effective. I was angry because I played so badly... The whole project was badly managed... The coalition did worse… …
6reflect — verb 1) the snow reflects light Syn: send back, throw back, cast back 2) their expressions reflected their feelings Syn: indicate, show, display, demonstrate, be evidence of, register, reveal, betray …
7reflect well on somebody — reflect well, badly, etc. on sb/sth idiom to make sb/sth appear to be good, bad, etc. to other people • This incident reflects badly on everyone involved. Main entry: ↑reflectidiom …
8reflect well on something — reflect well, badly, etc. on sb/sth idiom to make sb/sth appear to be good, bad, etc. to other people • This incident reflects badly on everyone involved. Main entry: ↑reflectidiom …
9reflect — ► VERB 1) throw back (heat, light, or sound) without absorbing it. 2) (of a mirror or shiny surface) show an image of. 3) represent in a faithful or appropriate way. 4) (reflect well/badly on) bring about a good or bad impression of. 5) (reflect… …
10reflect on someone — reflect on (someone/something) to influence the reputation of a person, group, or organization. The outstanding work of our scientists reflects well on the entire university. If someone on our staff does a bad job, it reflects badly on all of us …
