Drag (someone or something) through the dirt phrase
To damage the good opinion people have of someone/something by saying unpleasant things about them.
He denied the accusation that he had dragged his opponent through the dirt.
He was behind the propaganda campaign to drag his political opponent through the dirt.
I didn't expect my best friend to start those awful rumors aiming at dragging my good name through the dirt.
To say bad things about someone.
To keep reminding someone of their failure or mistake.
To cause one to fall out of first place.
To vilify someone/something because they are affiliated with a certain person, organization, or thing.
The verb "drag" must be conjugated according to its tense.
The origin of this phrase is not clear.