NAME IS MUD


Meaning of NAME IS MUD in English

informal (You) are in trouble; a person is blamed or no longer liked. Used in the possessive. If you tell your mother I spilled ink on her rug my name will be mud. Your name will be mud if you tell the teacher about the bad thing we did.

Compare: IN THE DOG HOUSE.

American idioms English vocabulary.      Английский словарь американских идиом.