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jdn. durch / in den Schmutz ziehen

to drag someone through the mud

Türkçe: birini çamura bulamak

Noun
Schmutz m.
Verb
ziehen
Topic
Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Der Politiker zieht seinen Gegner im Wahlkampf durch den Schmutz.

How it is used

Idiom meaning to publicly humiliate or defame someone. Neutral to colloquial. Use when a celebrity is dragged through the tabloids. Stronger than 'mit Schmutz bewerfen'—implies sustained attack.

Other verbs that go with Schmutz

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