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
Patxi-Basque
Eadric-Anglo-Saxon
Gemariahgem-ə-RIE-ə (English)Biblical
Gerolf-Dutch
Rolland[rɔ:'læŋ]
EuclidYOO-klid (English)Ancient Greek (Anglicized)