arrastar pela lama

Meaning: to publicly humiliate or damage someone's reputation.

Language: Portuguese

Literally: to drag through the mud

Category: Nature

Origin: The image pictures mud as a degrading substance; dragging someone through it visually renders their honor soiled.

More idioms — Nature

do dia para a noite — Very suddenly or extremely quickly.
olho da tempestade — A moment of unexpected calm or peace in the middle of chaos or crisis.
fazer uma tempestade num copo de água — To make an excessive fuss over something trivial.
in het water vallen — for a plan or undertaking to fail or fall through.
in de kiem smoren — To nip something in the bud; to stop a problem before it grows.
vuur met vuur bestrijden — to counter a harmful action using the same method or intensity.

sem tamanho — enormous, immensely large.
a fio — uninterruptedly or continuously without stopping.
comprar briga — to intentionally provoke a quarrel or confrontation with someone.
há algo de podre no reino da Dinamarca — something is deeply wrong or suspicious, though the truth may be hidden.
nascer em berço de ouro — to be born into wealth and privilege; to come from a rich family.
colocar o carro à frente dos bois — To have the wrong priorities or do things in the wrong order.

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