英语词汇give a dog a bad name怎么读，是什么意思，单词翻译、读音、固定搭配用法和短语词组及例句-英汉双解词典

give a dog a bad name

idiomUKsaying

said when someone has beenaccusedofbehavingbadlyin the past, with theresultthatpeopleexpectthem tobehavelike that in thefuture

坏名声洗刷不掉

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Damaging reputation

anti-defamation
aspersion
besmirch
black mark
blacken
blot
demonize
dog
dragsomeone'sname through the mire/mudidiom
hurl/throw/sling mud atsomeoneidiom
impugn
poison
show someone in a bad lightidiom
slander
slanderer
slanderous
slanderously
smear
stab
stain

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(Definition ofgive a dog a bad namefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examples from literature

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.

单词	give a dog a bad name
释义	give a dog a bad name idiomUKsaying said when someone has beenaccusedofbehavingbadlyin the past, with theresultthatpeopleexpectthem tobehavelike that in thefuture 坏名声洗刷不掉 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Damaging reputation anti-defamation aspersion besmirch black mark blacken blot demonize dog dragsomeone'sname through the mire/mudidiom hurl/throw/sling mud atsomeoneidiom impugn poison show someone in a bad lightidiom slander slanderer slanderous slanderously smear stab stain See more results » (Definition ofgive a dog a bad namefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press) Examples from literature 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. #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/give-a-dog-a-bad-name##
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