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NAME in name only nominally; not actual, only by terminology.The president is head of the country in name only. Congress makes the laws.Mr. Smith is the boss of the Smith Company in name only. Mrs. Smith handles all the business affairs. make a name (for oneself) to become famous.Sally wants to work hard and make a name for herself.It's hard to make a name without a lot of talent and hard work. name someone after someone else and name someone for someone else to give someone (usually a baby) the name of another person.We named our baby after my aunt.My parents named me for my grandfather. NAME - CLEAR clear someone's name to prove that someone is not guilty of a crime or misdeed.I was accused of theft, but I cleared my name.The student was accused of cheating, but her name was cleared.
name noun 1 an important or famous person US, 1975. 2 a known criminal UK, 1984. 3 a popular, high-profile professional wrestler US, 1995.► have your name on itto be meant for you. Originally military, applied to a bullet (or similar) that was destined to hit a particular person; later use is far more general, being used, for instance, when a house-hunter finds the perfect property or, more trivially, of a drink UK, 1917.► no names – no pack drillthe guilty party (or parties) will not be named and, therefore, cannot be punished. Originally used of, or by, army lower-ranks; now general use UK, 1923
idiomname► drag sb's name through the mud drag sb through the mud/dirt► a household nameblacken sb's name/image/reputationSay to say unpleasant things about someone, so that other people have a bad opinion of them:The papers have used the one bad incident in Bill's life to blacken his name completely.He withdrew from politics gracefully, trying hard not to blacken his already damaged image.give sth a bad nameused in order to say that a failure or something unpleasant has made people have a bad opinion of a situation or activity, group of people, place etc:The menu was full of the kind of bland food that gives British cuisine a bad name.We realize there are strong feelings here, but this kind of behaviour - breaking into buildings and stealing things - gives political activism a bad name.It's a shame the town got such a bad name, because it's a nice place to raise children.sth has sb's name on itused in order to say that something is exactly right for someone, or that they will definitely succeed at it:The game had the West Indies' name on it - they led all the way.Somewhere out in the Caribbean is a real paradise with my name on it.be ___ in all but nameused in order to say that something or someone has all the qualities or features of a particular situation or person, even though people do not call them by that name:The three polytechnics have been universities in all but name for many years.As the richest and most powerful man in the country, he's become ruler in all but name.be ___ in name only/aloneused in order to say that something or someone has very different features or qualities from the ones that its name makes it seem to be:The football match was supposed to be a friendly, but games like this are friendly in name alone.The Black Hills are hills in name only - they're actually classified as mountains.___ is sb's middle namespoken a humorous expression used with a noun in order to show that something is typical of the way a person behaves or typical of their personality:Generosity was Clary's middle name - he was always offering me a cigar or a sip of one of his 'funny wines'.Determination is my mother's middle name. Nothing will go wrong if she says it won't.___ is the name of the game(also the name of the game is ___)used in order to say that something is the most basic and important quality that you need, or the usual thing that you find, in a particular activity ◆ often used in business, politics and sports:I can't understand why a highly paid athlete charges money for his autograph, but I guess greed is the name of the game."I just wish you didn't have to travel so much." "I know, but travelling's the name of the game in sales."___ is sb's middle namespoken a humorous expression used in order to say that someone has a lot of a particular quality:Generosity was Clary's middle name - he would never cease to offer me a cigar or a sip of his "funny wine".You know Mum - optimism's her middle name. Nothing can go wrong if she says it won't.make a name for yourself (as/in sth)to do something very well, so that it makes you famous:Joan's tried for years to make a name for herself in the business world.George Eliot had already made quite a name for herself as a writer with an independent mind.sb's name is mudused in order to say that people are angry with someone or do not like them, because they have done something wrong:You have to understand - if anything goes wrong while Bert's away, my name will be mud.Roger's name is still mud in an English school in Rome where he once taught his students that "piss off" was a common English greeting.be a name to conjure with BrEBrEused in order to say that a person, organization etc is considered to be very important or impressive, especially by a particular group of people:Mr Llambias has many important clients, and on the merger scene his is a name to conjure with.Tendulkar has been a name to conjure with ever since the 19-year-old batsman arrived in England.you name it (sb's got it)(also you name it (sb has it))informal used in order to show that there is a large variety of things that could be included in the list of things you are talking about:In a typical year we probably get twenty thousand complaints. Things like faulty shoes, faulty jeans, holidays which have gone disastrously wrong, complaints about builders, electricians, hairdressers. You name it."Now does anybody want a drink?" "Sure, what do you have?" "You name it, we have it."NoteYou may hear people use other words instead of the second part of this idiomI thought I'd seen everything. I'd raised two sons, dealt with drugs, divorce, teenage love - you name it, I'd lived it. But I've never seen anything like this.Why is the past such a big business today? Vintage pop, vintage Hollywood, vintage beer bottles - you name it, somebody's collecting it. phrasename[named, named, naming]
name after
name sb/sth after sb/sth • name sb/sth for sb/sth to give someone or something the same name as another person, thing, or place:: When the child was born, we decided to name him after my father. Mandela had become so famous that streets were named for him in cities all over the world. They named the aircraft carrier the USS Nimitz, after Admiral Chester Nimitz.■ SIMILAR TO: call after
See:- (one's) name is mud
- a big name/noise
- a black mark beside (one's) name
- a cigarette with no name
- a handle to (one's) name
- a household name
- a household name/word
- a name to conjure with
- a rose by any other name
- a rose by any other name (would smell as sweet)
- answer to the name
- answer to the name (of)
- appear before
- appear under the name (of)
- appear under the name of
- bad name
- be (one's) middle name
- be named after (someone or something)
- be named for (someone or something)
- be somebody's middle name
- big name
- big-name
- black mark beside name
- by name
- by the name (of)
- by the name of...
- call (one) names
- call by (a name)
- call by a name
- call names
- call somebody names
- call someone names
- can't put a name to (someone)
- cigarette with no name
- clear (one's) name
- clear name
- clear one's name
- clear somebody's name
- common name
- dead name
- dead naming
- drag (one's) name through the mire
- drag (one's) name through the mud
- drop names
- enter (one's) name
- enter somebody's/your name
- give (one's) name to (something)
- give (someone or something) a bad name
- give a bad name to
- give a bad name to (someone or something)
- give a bad name to, to
- give a dog a bad name
- give a dog a bad name and hang him
- give your name to
- go by
- go by the name (of)
- go by the name of
- go by the name of...
- go under the name of
- go under the name of (something)
- handle to (one's) name
- handle to one's name
- have (one's) (name and) number on it
- have (one's) name in lights
- have (one's) name on it
- have (one's) name taken
- have (one's) name written all over it
- have (something) to (one's) name
- have a good name (somewhere or in something)
- have letters after (one's) name
- have name inscribed in the book of life
- have somebody's name on it
- have something to your name
- have to your name
- have your name in lights
- household name
- I didn't catch the name, and I didn't catch your name
- I didn't catch your name
- I'm awful with/at names
- I'm terrible at names
- I'm terrible with/at names
- in (one's) name
- in (one's) own name
- in (someone or something's) name
- in all but name
- in behalf of
- in God's name
- in God's/Heaven's name
- in heaven's name
- in name
- in name only
- in the name of
- in the name of (someone or something)
- in the name of God
- in the name of heaven
- in the name of sb/sth
- it has (one's) name on it
- It has name on it
- know by name
- lend (one's) name to (something)
- lend your name to something
- letters after (one's) name
- make a name
- make a name for (oneself)
- make a name for oneself
- make a name for yourself
- my name is mud
- name (one) as
- name (someone or something) after (someone or something)
- name (someone or something) for (someone or something)
- name a/the/(one's) price (for something)
- name after
- name and shame
- name as
- name dropping
- name for
- name for else Go to name after
- name is mud, one's
- name names
- name no names
- name of the game
- name of the game, the
- name the day
- name to conjure with
- name your poison
- no name cigarette
- no names, no pack drill
- no-name cigarette
- not have a penny to (one's) name
- not have a penny to your name
- on a first-name basis
- one's name is mud
- only in name
- put (one's) name in the hat
- put a name to
- put a name to (someone or something)
- put a name to somebody/something
- rose by any other name would smell as sweet
- rose by any other name, a
- say her name
- see (one's) name in lights
- self-preservation is the name of the game
- ship name
- someone's name is mud
- something has your name on it
- take (one's) name in vain
- take names
- take one's name in vain, to
- take somebody's name in vain
- take someone's name in vain
- the name of the game
- throw (one's) name in the hat
- throw name around
- to (one's) name
- to be named later
- to name
- to name (but) a few
- to name a few
- to one's name
- toss (one's) name in the hat
- What was the name again?
- what’s his face
- what’s his name
- What'll it be?
- what's his face
- What's in a name?
- what's-his/her/their-name
- why in God's name
- worthy of the name
- you name it
- you name it, (one's) got it
- you name it, somebody's got it
- your name is mud
- your, his, etc. name is mud
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