drag through the dirt

A form of drag through the mud — To tarnish or spoil enough so that something or someone is no longer respectable.

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Meanings

verbdrag through the dirt (third-person singular simple present drags through the dirt, present participle dragging through the dirt, simple past and past participle dragged through the dirt)

present singular third person drags through the dirt · participle present dragging through the dirt · participle past dragged through the dirt · past dragged through the dirt

  1. alternativeAlternative form of drag through the mud.
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APA

drag through the dirt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drag%20through%20the%20dirt

MLA

“drag through the dirt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drag%20through%20the%20dirt. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drag through the dirt,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drag%20through%20the%20dirt.

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