verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
tarnish an image (= damage it slightly )
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His behaviour has tarnished the image of the sport.
tarnish sb’s reputation (= make it worse )
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His reputation was tarnished by allegations that he had taken bribes.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
image
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But it also did not want to tarnish its image as a candidate to host the 2008 Olympic games.
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It is not the opposition that is tarnishing the image of the regime.
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But turning around such a tarnished image will not be easy.
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The letter on Palace notepaper detailed plans to tarnish Di's image .
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The vicious tone does him no credit whatsoever and in fact only serves to tarnish the image of the party.
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Steffi did snap the whip at those who act unprofessionally and tarnish the image of the sport.
reputation
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What right had I to tarnish the reputation of an acknowledged war hero and needlessly distress his family?
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Duke Ellington and Count Basie also tarnished their reputations by recording brassy versions of Beatle tunes.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Neighbors' testimony tarnished Wilson's image as a loving mother.
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The brass is nice, but it will tarnish really easily.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Harassment of religion will only tarnish the orthodox church's reputation, while steeling the resistance of persecuted faiths.
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I wanted it to shine the windows and polish the tarnished feelings like a good spring house-cleaning.
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Profits at auto makers and other exporters could be tarnished by a weaker dollar against the yen.
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The glass was so tarnished they could hardly be deciphered.
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The promise of town planning itself was tarnished in this context.
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This reputation could be tarnished if adequate steps are not taken to control the rodent population.