give a black eye to (someone or something)



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.
See also: black, eye, give

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Larisalah-REE-sah (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Latvian, Greek Mythology
Yusef-Arabic
Nkiru-Western African, Igbo
Fabianus-Ancient Roman
SharynSHER-ən, SHAR-ənEnglish
IntanEEN-tahn (Indonesian)Indonesian, Malay