assign sb to sth

— Phrasal Verb with assign

/əˈsaɪn/ verb [T]

Definition

› to give someone a particular job or place to work: [often passive] Which police officer has been assigned to this case?

(Definition of assign sb to sth from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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