| 词汇 | give-a-dog-a-bad-name |
| 释义 | give a dog a bad nameidiomUKsaying 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 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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