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cast aspersions on

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cast aspersions on someone/something (formal)
to criticize someone or someone's character. His opponents cast aspersions on his patriotism.
See also: cast

cast aspersions on someone/something
to say that someone's character or work is bad. When the exhibit of his paintings opened, some critics cast aspersions on both his art and character.
See also: cast

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And if we could continue, even before the news spreads beyond the scene of the tomb, already the naysayers step in to cast aspersions on the story.
I don't mean to cast aspersions on an entire age group, but, really, what the heck is wrong with the under-25 set?
The New York Daily News quoted State Department spokesman Adam Ereli: "I don't think anybody from the State Department would ever have intended to cast aspersions on Pottery Barn's commitment to customer service.
 
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