name is mud

Meaning

1. sb's name is mud

   used to say that sb is not liked or popular because of sth they have done

In the movies · 3

• # I've been pointed out by people # # My name is mud#The Killing of a Chinese Bookie1976
• He was a dead pigeon when he dragged the girl's name through the mud.Scarlet Street1945
• I'm very disappointed in you, mayor and all of you, for lining your pockets 'by dragging Sarah Ravencroft's name through the mud.'Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost1999

From the same entry

• by name
• by the name of
• enter name
• give your name to
• go by the name of
• have your name on it
• in all but name
• in God's name
• in the name of
• in name only
• the name of the game
• a name to conjure with