bad mouth Idiom, Proverb
Bad mouth
(UK) When you are bad mouthing,you are saying negative things about someone or something.('Bad-mouth' and 'badmouth' are also used.)
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v.,
slang To say uncomplimentary or libelous things about someone; deliberately to damage another's reputation.
It's not nice to bad mouth people.bad-mouth
1. verb To allege abnormally or unflatteringly about addition or something. Why are you consistently bad-mouthing Tiffany? You don't alike apperceive her that well!2. noun One who says abrogating or aspersing things about addition or something. He's a absolute bad-mouth, so don't accept to annihilation he says about me!bad-mouth someone or something
to say abrogating things about addition or something. Mr. Smith was consistently bad-mouthing Mrs. Smith. They aloof didn't get along. John bad-mouths his car consistently because it is too baby for him.bad mouth
Disparage or criticize unduly, malign, as in Why do you consistently bad aperture your colleagues? This appellation is believed to be of African origin, area the byword bad mouth signifies a anathema or angry spell. [1930s] Learn more: bad, mouthbad-mouth
1. tv. to allege ill of addition or something. (Learn added dirty mouth, poor-mouth.) I ambition you would stop bad-mouthing my car.
2. n. addition who speaks ill of addition or something. Harry is such a bad-mouth!