English verb: drag through the mud | |||
| 1. | drag through the mud (communication) speak unfavorably about | ||
| Samples | She badmouths her husband everywhere. | ||
| Synonyms | badmouth, malign, traduce | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully | ||