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1 to drag somebody's name through the mire
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tr['maɪəSMALLr/SMALL]2 figurative use (unpleasant situation) atolladero, lío, embrollo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto drag somebody's name through the mire manchar la reputación de alguienmire n: lodo m, barro m, fango mn.• barrizal s.m.• cieno s.m.• fango s.m.• lodo s.m.v.• encenagar v.maɪr, 'maɪə(r)count & mass noun (liter) lodo m (liter), fango m[maɪǝ(r)]1.N fango m, lodo m2.VT(US)to get mired in — quedar atascado or preso en
* * *[maɪr, 'maɪə(r)]count & mass noun (liter) lodo m (liter), fango m
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drag 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 … New idioms dictionary
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 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
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
mire — [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 … Dictionary of contemporary English
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
mire — 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… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mire — 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 … English dictionary
drag — 1 verb dragged, dragging 1 PULL ALONG THE GROUND (T) to pull someone or something along the ground, often because they are too heavy to carry: drag sth away/along/through etc: Inge managed to drag the table into the kitchen. | Angry protesters… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English