One's name is mud 名声扫地
2023-07-18 16:23:44 每日学英语
name是名字,mud是泥巴,one's name is mud字面意思是“某人的名字是泥巴”,泥巴是一文不值的,一个人被叫做泥巴,说明他已经是“声名狼藉、失去信誉、名声扫地”了。
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These days her name is mud. She should go to jail.
现在她算是名声扫地了。她真应该进监狱!
If they don't get to go, my name will be mud. I just can't disappoint my children.
如果不带他们去的话,我就会完全损失信誉,我可不能让孩子失望。