- give someone a bad name
- give (something/someone) a bad name
to cause people to lose respect for something or someone.
A few badly behaved football fans give all football supporters a bad name.
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give someone a bad name
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give something a bad name — give (something/someone) a bad name to cause people to lose respect for something or someone. A few badly behaved football fans give all football supporters a bad name … New idioms dictionary
give a bad name — give (something/someone) a bad name to cause people to lose respect for something or someone. A few badly behaved football fans give all football supporters a bad name … New idioms dictionary
give a dog a bad name — british phrase used for saying that once someone has a bad reputation, people will blame them for everything Thesaurus: damage to someone s reputationsynonym Main entry: dog * * * give a dog a bad ˈname idiom ( … Useful english dictionary
give a dog a bad name — A person who is generally known to have been guilty of some offence will always be suspected to be the author of all similar types of offence. Once someone has gained a bad reputation, it is very difficult to lose it … The small dictionary of idiomes
have a bad name — give (something/someone) a bad name to cause people to lose respect for something or someone. Foreign aid has a bad name because it often fails to help the people most in need … New idioms dictionary
give a dog a bad name — A person who is generally known to have been guilty of some offence will always be suspected to be the author of all similar types of offence. Once someone has gained a bad reputation, it is very difficult to lose it. (Dorking School… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
give a dog a bad name — British used for saying that once someone has a bad reputation, people will blame them for everything … English dictionary
give a bad name — verb To cause people to lose respect, reverence or esteem for something or someone … Wiktionary
name — 1 /neIm/ noun 1 (C) the word that someone or something is called or known by: What s the name of that river? | Her name is Mandy Wilson. | first name/Christian name: Her first name is Mandy. | last name/surname/family name: Her surname is Wilson … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
name — [[t]ne͟ɪm[/t]] ♦ names, naming, named 1) N COUNT: usu with poss The name of a person, place, or thing is the word or group of words that is used to identify them. What s his name? Peter. ... I don t even know if Sullivan s his real name... They… … English dictionary
