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
Secundus-Ancient Roman
Aureliaow-RE-lyah (Italian), ow-REL-yah (Polish)Ancient Roman, Romanian, Italian, Spanish, Polish
ConnerKAHN-ərEnglish (Modern)
Carissakə-RIS-əEnglish
ÁSlaug-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Ascelin-Ancient Germanic