GIVE A DOG A BAD NAME

Meaning of GIVE A DOG A BAD NAME in English

( saying ) when a person already has a bad reputation, it is difficult to change it because others will continue to blame or suspect him/her

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BAD — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bad atmosphere ▪ There's a bad atmosphere among the staff. a bad cold …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOG — I Any member of the canine genus Canis , particularly the domestic species, Canis familiaris . Domestic dogs seem to …
Английский словарь Британика
NAME — I. ˈnām noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nama; akin to Old High German & Gothic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; or nonstandard give ˈgiv ; or dialect gin ˈgin ; or guv ˈgəv …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
BAD — I. archaic past of bid or of bide II. ˈbad, -aa(ə)d, -aid adjective ( worse ˈwərs, -ə̄s, -əis ; also …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NAME — — namer , n. /naym/ , n. , v. , named, naming , adj. n. 1. a word or a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GIVE — — givable, giveable , adj. , n. — givee , n. — giver , n. /giv/ , v. , gave, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOG — — dogless , adj. — doglike , adj. /dawg, dog/ , n. , v. , dogged, dogging . n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BAD — bad 1 — badness , n. /bad/ , adj., worse, worst; ( Slang ) badder, baddest for 36; n.; adv. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NAME — I. ˈnām noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nama; akin to Old High German namo name, Latin nomen, Greek …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; giv·en ˈgi-vən ; giv·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOG — I. ˈdȯg, ˈdäg noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English docga Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BAD — I. ˈbad adjective ( worse ˈwərs ; worst ˈwərst) Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1. a. : failing to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIVE — vi to have a misgiving. 2. give ·vi to become soft or moist. 3. give ·vi to give a gift …
Webster English vocab
DOG — noun a mean, worthless fellow; a wretch. 2. dog ·noun a quadruped of the genus canis, ·esp. the domestic dog …
Webster English vocab
GIVE — [give] vb gave ; giv.en ; giv.ing [ME, of Scand origin; akin to OSw giva to give; akin to OE …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NAME — a word or group of words used to refer to an individual entity (real or imaginary). A name singles out …
Britannica English vocabulary
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Britannica English vocabulary
NAME — / neɪm; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a word or words that a particular person, animal, place …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIVE — / gɪv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( gave / geɪv; NAmE / given / ˈgɪvn; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BAD — / bæd; NAmE / adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( worse / wɜːs; NAmE wɜːrs/ worst / wɜːst; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NAME — I. name 1 S1 W1 /neɪm/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: verb : ↑ name , ↑ rename ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BAD — I. bad 1 S1 W1 /bæd/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative worse /wɜːs $ wɜːrs/, superlative worst /wɜːst $ wɜːrst/) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NAME — n. & v. --n. 1 a the word by which an individual person, animal, place, or thing is known, spoken …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOG — n. & v. --n. 1 any four-legged flesh-eating animal of the genus Canis, of many breeds domesticated and wild, kept …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BAD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (worse; worst) 1 inferior, inadequate, defective (bad work; a bad driver; bad light). 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NAME — n. & v. n. 1 a the word by which an individual person, animal, place, or thing is known, spoken …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GIVE — v. & n. v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOG — n. & v. n. 1 any four-legged flesh-eating animal of the genus Canis, of many breeds domesticated and wild, kept …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BAD — adj., n., & adv. adj. (worse; worst) 1 inferior, inadequate, defective (bad work; a bad driver; bad light). 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NAME — n. & v. --n. 1. a the word by which an individual person, animal, place, or thing is known, spoken …
Oxford English vocab
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1. tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Oxford English vocab
DOG — n. & v. --n. 1. any four-legged flesh-eating animal of the genus Canis, of many breeds domesticated and wild, kept …
Oxford English vocab
BAD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (worse; worst) 1. inferior, inadequate, defective (bad work; a bad driver; bad light). 2 a …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NAME — ( names, naming, named) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The name …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BAD — ( worse, worst) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NAME — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a brand name ▪ The use of tobacco brand names in sponsoring sports has …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOG — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dog wags its tail/its tail wags ▪ Domino rushed to meet her, tail …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BAD — (LOW QUALITY) [adjective] - of unacceptably low quality; not acceptableI thought the film was really bad.Bad teachers can make children …
Cambridge English vocab
DOG — n. Dog Star Bernese mountain dog dog salmon Eskimo dog guide dog Seeing Eye dog Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GIVE — Synonyms and related words : abalienate, abandon, abstain from, accommodate, accord, act, adaptability, administer, afford, agreeability, aid, air, alien, alienate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BAD — See: GO FROM BAD TO WORSE, IN A BAD WAY, IN BAD, IN ONE'S BAD GRACES, LEAVE A BAD TASTE …
Slang English vocab
GIVE — n. give away give back give off give out give over give up self giving given name
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
NAME — I. noun 1 word/words sb/sth is known by ADJECTIVE ▪ Christian ( BrE ), first , given ( esp. AmE …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
NAME — INDEX: 1. a person’s name 2. a name used by your friends and family that is not your real name …
Longman Activator English vocab
NAME — See ↑ CHOOSE 4, ↑ NAME 1,4,6,7, ↑ REPUTATION 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ big name • ↑ brand name • …
Longman Activator English vocab
GIVE — INDEX: 1. to give something to someone without expecting to be paid for it 2. to give something to everyone …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Longman Activator English vocab
NAME — n. 25B6; noun her name's Gemma : designation, honorific, title, tag, epithet, label; informal moniker, handle; formal denomination, appellation. See …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GIVE — n. 25B6; verb he gave them £2000 : PRESENT WITH, provide with, supply with, furnish with, let someone have; hand …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOG — n. 25B6; noun she went for a walk with her dog : HOUND, canine, mongrel; pup, puppy; informal doggy, pooch; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BAD — n. 25B6; adjective bad workmanship : SUBSTANDARD, poor, inferior, second-rate, second-class, unsatisfactory, inadequate, unacceptable, not up to scratch, not up …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GIVE — v. 1 present, deliver, pass (over), turn or hand over, confer, vouchsafe, provide, supply, furnish, bestow, donate, accord, afford, award, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BAD — adj. 1 poor, wretched, inferior, defective, awful, worthless, miserable, egregious, execrable, substandard, unsatisfactory, disappointing, inadequate, non-standard, Colloq lousy, rotten, crummy, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BAD — See: GO FROM BAD TO WORSE, IN A BAD WAY, IN BAD, IN ONE'S BAD GRACES, LEAVE A BAD TASTE …
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