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dragged through the mud

dragged through the mud is the simple past and past participle of drag through the mud.

Meaning of drag through the mud

Verb

drag through the mud (third-person singular simple present drags through the mud, present participle dragging through the mud, simple past and past participle dragged through the mud)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To tarnish or spoil enough so that something or someone is no longer respectable.
    • Red Moon Monster: Ever since that cheesy movie dragged our names through the mud, life hasn't been the same!1999, “Red Moon Monsters”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), season 1, episode 6b

Questions about dragged through the mud

What is dragged through the mud the simple past and past participle of?
Dragged through the mud is the simple past and past participle of drag through the mud.

Words near dragged through the mud in the dictionary

  1. dragged one's balls across
  2. dragged one's feet
  3. dragged out
  4. dragged the chain
  5. dragged through the garden
  6. dragged through the mud
  7. dragged up
  8. dragger
  9. dragger-down
  10. draggers
  11. draggers-down

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