throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick

throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick

1. If you make enough attempts or guesses, some of them will be correct or useful. This is the latest version of my invention, and I think it's really going to work this time. Throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick, right? It took a while, but we finally came up with some great ideas in the meeting today—throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.

2. If malicious, damaging things are continually and persistently said about someone or something, they will begin to be accepted as true or credible by some people, regardless of how true they actually are. Even though it has been disproven several times, the candidate just keeps accusing her opponent of criminal activity during his time in office. Throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick—judging by the growing sentiment among voters, at least. We're going to launch a major social media campaign to discredit her. After all, throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.

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