IdiomNature
Polish
Polishzmieszać z błotem
Meaning: To harshly criticize or verbally attack someone; to tear them apart.
Literally: To mix with mud
Example: “Recenzenci zmieszali nową płytę z błotem.” — The reviewers dragged the new album's name through the mud.
English equivalent: To drag someone's name through the mud
Equivalents in other languages
Portuguese: arrastar pela lama Literally: To drag through the mud
French: Vouer aux gémonies Literally: To consign to the Gemoniae- French: Dire pis que pendre de quelqu'un Literally: To say worse than hanging about someone
English: drag someone's name through the mud
Origin: Mud stands for dirt and disgrace, and mixing someone with it is treating them as filth. Polish Wiktionary defines it as insulting, defaming or blackening someone. The phrase has no particular story behind it.
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