smear (one's) name
smear (one's) name
To disparage one publicly, especially to the detriment of one's reputation. I'm trying to maintain a fair and respectable campaign, but my opponent keeps trying to smear my name in all her television ads. They forced him to resign because of the incident. Now they're trying to smear his good name in order to protect themselves from blame.
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