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1 mire
['maɪə(r)]nome pantano m. (anche fig.)••to drag sb.'s name through the mire — trascinare il nome di qcn. nel fango
* * *mire /ˈmaɪə(r)/n.1 melma; mota; fanghiglia; fango ( anche fig.): to drag sb. through the mire, trascinare q. nel fango2 acquitrino; pantano● (fig.) to be [to get stuck] in the mire, essere [trovarsi] in difficoltà (o nei guai).(to) mire /ˈmaɪə(r)/A v. t.2 infangare; inzaccherareB v. i.( raro) affondare nel fango; impantanarsi.* * *['maɪə(r)]nome pantano m. (anche fig.)••to drag sb.'s name through the mire — trascinare il nome di qcn. nel fango
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drag 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 … Useful english dictionary
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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 through the mire — pull down into the mud, make dirty; abase, sully … English contemporary dictionary
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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 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 mire — to say or write things that will harm someone s reputation … English dictionary
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mire — 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… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English