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give a bad name

give something a bad name

to cause a loss of respect for something A few wild fans give soccer a bad name.
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give something/somebody a bad name

to cause people to lose respect for something or someone A few badly behaved football fans give all football supporters a bad name.
See also: bad, give, name

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Young-Jayung-jahKorean
Marylamah-RI-lahPolish
Ju-Chinese
Xystos-Late Greek
Avag-Armenian
MajkenMIE-ken (Swedish)Danish, Swedish
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