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Voters are disillusioned with the mud-slinging campaigns run by many candidates in recent years.
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mud-slinging — ˈmud slinging f10 [mud slinging] noun uncountable (disapproving) the act of criticizing sb and accusing them of sth in order to damage their reputation • … Useful english dictionary
mud-slinging — If someone is mud slinging, they are insulting someone and trying to damage that person s reputation … The small dictionary of idiomes
mud-slinging — ► NOUN informal ▪ the casting of insults and accusations … English terms dictionary
mud-slinging — sling/throw mud at (someone) if someone slings mud at another person, they try to make other people have a low opinion of them by saying unpleasant things about them. I left Hollywood because I was fed up with all the mud slinging that goes on… … New idioms dictionary
mud-slinging — If someone is mud slinging, they are insulting someone and trying to damage that person s reputation. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Mud-slinging — If someone is mud slinging, they are insulting someone and trying to damage that person s reputation … Dictionary of English idioms
mud-slinging — noun informal the use of insults and accusations to damage an opponent s reputation. Derivatives mud sling verb mud slinger noun … English new terms dictionary
mud-slinging — Indulging in slander … A concise dictionary of English slang
mud — n. 1 wet soft earthy matter. 2 hard ground from the drying of an area of this. 3 what is worthless or polluting. Phrases and idioms: as clear as mud colloq. not at all clear. fling (or sling or throw) mud speak disparagingly or slanderously. here … Useful english dictionary
mud — I. noun Etymology: Middle English mudde, probably from Middle Low German Date: 14th century 1. a slimy sticky mixture of solid material with a liquid and especially water; especially soft wet earth 2. abusive and malicious remarks or charges … New Collegiate Dictionary
