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give a dog a bad name
idiomUKsaying
said when someone has been accused of behaving badly in the past, with the result that people expect them to behave like that in the future坏名声洗刷不掉
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Damaging reputation
anti-defamation
aspersion
besmirch
black mark
blacken
blot
defamatory
defame
demonize
dog
drag someone's name through the mire/mudidiom
hatchet job
scurrilous
scurrilously
self-immolation
show someone in a bad lightidiom
slander
slur
smear
tarnish
Give a dog a bad name and it sticks.
Give a dog a bad name, you know.
They must confidently expect conduct from him of a high moral standard, and be careful at this early age to avoid the common fault of giving a dog a bad name.
This was a kindly way of putting the proverb about giving a dog a bad name, and Uncle Jacob's strongest quality was kindness—kindness and the cultivation of tulips.
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