Dictionary of American idioms

NAME IS MUD

name is mud: translation

{informal} (You) are in trouble; a person is blamed or no longer liked. - Used in the possessive. * /If you tell your mother I spilled ink on her rug my name will be mud./ * /Your name will be mud if you tell the teacher about the bad thing we did./ Compare: IN THE DOG HOUSE.

  1. name is mud—informal в заднице дело дрянь If the boss got it my name will be mud. Если босс увидит дело будет дрянь говорит комиссар Холдуину и показывает на чернильное пятно на к...Англо-русский сленговый словарь