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your name is mud

informal

Definition

If your name is mud, other people are angry with you because of something you have said or done: If he doesn't turn up tonight, his name will be mud.Reputation
(Definition of your name is mud from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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