one's name is mud



one's name is mud

Fig. one is in trouble or humiliated. If I can't get this contract signed, my name will be mud. His name is mud ever since he broke the crystal vase.
See also: mud, name

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Annemarieahn-nə-mah-REE (Dutch)Dutch, German
ValÉRieva-le-REE (French)French, Czech
Nuada-Irish Mythology
Roshan-Persian, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali
Lucija-Slovene, Croatian
'Avishay-Biblical Hebrew