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Failure - Defamation & Unpopularity

Explore English idioms regarding defamation and unpopularity with examples like "nine day wonder" and "fall from grace".

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to drag one's name through the mud

to make unfavorable remarks about someone

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dirt on somebody

the action of publishing or spreading unpleasant details about someone's private life in order to negatively impact the public's opinion of them

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dirty linen

one's personal matters that if shared with others could make one embarrassed or ashamed

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nine day wonder

something that receives a lot of attention for a short time, but is soon forgotten

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to fall from grace

to lose favor, respect, or a position of high regard due to a significant mistake, scandal, or failure

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to lay a glove on somebody or something

to cause a loss of respect or reputation for a person or thing

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to lose face

to do something that causes others to have less respect for one

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loss of face

the state of losing all the respect others had for one because of one's actions

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one's name is mud

used when one says or does something that makes one disgraced or discredited

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out of season

used to refer to something is not currently appropriate, popular, or available due to being outside of its usual time or season

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to get the bird

to be subjected to disapproval, rejection, or criticism from others, often through booing

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to blot one's copybook

to make a mistake that brings about a negative consequence

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to pick holes in something

to find the flaws and weaknesses of something, like a plan, action, or idea

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to make an ass (out) of somebody

to make someone appear foolish or ridiculous in front of others

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to put one's head on the block

to take a particular course of action that endangers one's reputation or position

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to make an exhibition of oneself

to behave in an embarrassing or foolish manner in front of other people, in a way that that makes them mock one

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black eye

a negative perception of someone or something

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