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idiomgive 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.
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