Throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick
Meaning: Regarding this "mud" term in particular, it may possibly reference a technique of building wattle and daub walls by throwing daub (mud mixed with straw) at the wattle, throwing hard enough that some obtained a good key and remained in place; compare slapdash, a pebbledash effect produced by throwing pebbles at a rendered wall.
Origin: English proverb.
Translations
- Spanish: calumnia, que algo queda
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