never live sth down
Definition
› to be unable to stop feeling embarrassed about something you have done: I wish I'd never opened my mouth in the meeting - I'm never going to live it down!Reputation
(Definition of never live sth down from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- by reputation idiom
- cred noun
- credibility noun
- disreputable adjective
- disrepute noun
- hold sb in high/low repute idiom
- honorably adverb
- honourable adjective
- infamous adjective
- infamy noun
- name noun
- notoriety noun
- notorious adjective
- reputable adjective
- reputation noun
- standing noun (REPUTATION)
- stature noun (REPUTATION)
- there's no smoke without fire idiom
- your name is mud idiom
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