drag through the mud

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drag through the mud (third-person singular simple present drags through the mud, present participle dragging through the mud, simple past and past participle dragged through the mud)

1. (transitive, idiomatic) To tarnish or spoil enough so that something or someone is no longer respectable.

   Synonyms: befoul, muddy, sully; see also Thesaurus:defame

   • 1999, “Red Moon Monsters”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), season 1, episode 6b:

     Red Moon Monster: Ever since that cheesy movie dragged our names through the mud, life hasn't been the same!