Your name is mud

Your name is mud
  If someone's name is mud, then they have a bad reputation.

Dictionary of English idioms . . 2014.

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  • your name is mud — informal ◇ If your name is mud people do not like or trust you. The scandal ruined his reputation and now his name is mud. • • • Main Entry: ↑mud your name is mud see ↑mud • • • Main Entry: ↑name …   Useful english dictionary

  • your name is mud — If someone s name is mud, then they have a bad reputation …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • your name is mud — Meaning You are unpopular. Origin John Wilkes Booth broke his leg while escaping after shooting Abraham Lincoln. He was given medical help by Dr Samuel Mudd, who didn t then know about the assassination. Mudd was wrongly convicted of being Booth… …   Meaning and origin of phrases

  • name is mud — name is bad, name is not respected    If you don t pay for the support of your child, your name is mud …   English idioms

  • My Name Is Mud — Single by Primus from the album Pork Soda Released 1993 Genre Alternative rock, funk metal, experimental rock, alt …   Wikipedia

  • name is mud — {informal} (You) are in trouble; a person is blamed or no longer liked. Used in the possessive. * /If you tell your mother I spilled ink on her rug my name will be mud./ * /Your name will be mud if you tell the teacher about the bad thing we… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • name is mud — {informal} (You) are in trouble; a person is blamed or no longer liked. Used in the possessive. * /If you tell your mother I spilled ink on her rug my name will be mud./ * /Your name will be mud if you tell the teacher about the bad thing we… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • name\ is\ mud — informal (You) are in trouble; a person is blamed or no longer liked. Used in the possessive. If you tell your mother I spilled ink on her rug my name will be mud. Your name will be mud if you tell the teacher about the bad thing we did. Compare …   Словарь американских идиом

  • somebody's name is mud — sb s name is ˈmud idiom (informal, usually humorous) used to say that sb is not liked or popular because of sth they have done • Your name s mud around here at the moment! Main entry: ↑nameidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • one's name is mud — I informal one is in disgrace or unpopular if you forget their birthdays, your name is mud II see mud …   Useful english dictionary

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