jdn. mit Schmutz bewerfen

to throw filth at someone

Türkçe: birine çamur atmak

Noun

Schmutz m.

Verb

bewerfen

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Die verbitterte Ex-Frau bewirft ihren früheren Mann mit Schmutz.

How it is used

Figuratively means to slander or defame someone. Neutral register. Use when a politician spreads false accusations about an opponent. Not used literally.

Other verbs that go with Schmutz

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• sich im Schmutz wälzento wallow in filth
• im Schmutz herumwühlen (auch fig.)to rummage in filth
• jdn. durch / in den Schmutz ziehento drag someone through the mud

All collocations with Schmutz