to drag sb ou sb's name through the mire

  • 1drag 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 …

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  • 2drag 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 …

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  • 3drag someone's name through the mire — drag someone’s name through the mire phrase to say or write things that will harm someone’s reputation Thesaurus: to harm someone s reputationsynonym Main entry: mire …

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  • 4drag 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 …

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  • 5drag 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 …

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  • 6drag someone's name through the mire — to say or write things that will harm someone s reputation …

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  • 7mire — [maıə US maır] n [U] literary [Date: 1200 1300; : Old Norse; Origin: myrr] 1.) deep mud ▪ The wheels got stuck in the mire. 2.) the mire a bad or difficult situation that you cannot seem to escape from = ↑quagmire ▪ The Party sank deeper into the …

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  • 8mire — mire1 [ maır ] noun singular an area of soft wet ground a. an unpleasant situation that you cannot easily escape from: Things have improved, but we re not out of the mire yet. b. drag someone s name through the mire to say or write things that… …

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  • 9mire — 1 noun (U) literary 1 drag sb s name through the mire to talk about someone publicly in a way that brings shame on them 2 in/into the mire more and more deeply involved in problems: The Party sank deeper into the mire of conflict. 3 deep mud 2… …

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  • 10mire — UK [maɪə(r)] / US [maɪr] noun [singular] a) an area of soft wet ground b) an unpleasant situation that you cannot easily escape from Things have improved, but we re not out of the mire yet. • drag someone s name through the mire …

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