give a dog a bad name and hang him

It is very difficult to lose or change a bad reputation. A: "Ever since I failed my exam, my teacher sees me as a slacker, no matter what I do." B: "Well, give a dog a bad name and hang him, right?"

See also: and, bad, dog, give, hang, name

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Philipp	FEE-lip	German
Hector	HEK-tər (English)	English, French, Greek Mythology (Latinized), Arthurian Romance
Teuna	TUU-nah	Dutch
Margaret	MAHR-grit, MAHR-gə-rit	English
Redmond	['redmənd]
Keiko	ke:-ko	Japanese