give a black eye to (someone or something)

To make someone or something look bad; to damage one's reputation. That food critic's negative review really gave a black eye to my restaurant.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
DuŠAn	-	Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Slovak, Slovene, Macedonian
Uolevi	OO-o-le-vee	Finnish
NoÉMi	-	Hungarian
Athanasios	-	Greek, Ancient Greek
Meadhbh	MAYV	Irish, Irish Mythology
Francisca	frahn-THEES-kah (Spanish), frahn-SEES-kah (Latin American Spanish), frən-SEESH-kə (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese, Late Roman