give a dog a bad name and hang him

proverb It is very difficult to lose or change a bad reputation. A: "Ever since I failed my exam, my teacher sees me as a slacker, no matter what I do." B: "Well, give a dog a bad name and hang him, right?"

See also: and, bad, dog, give, hang, name

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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give a dog a bad name
bad habits die hard
teach a man to fish
it takes a village
village
bigger they are, the harder they fall
bigger they come, the harder they fall, the
best-laid plans go astray, the
the best-laid plans
the best-laid plans of mice and men

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释义	give a dog a bad name and hang him give a dog a bad name and hang him proverb It is very difficult to lose or change a bad reputation. A: "Ever since I failed my exam, my teacher sees me as a slacker, no matter what I do." B: "Well, give a dog a bad name and hang him, right?" See also: and, bad, dog, give, hang, name Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: give a dog a bad name bad habits die hard teach a man to fish it takes a village village bigger they are, the harder they fall bigger they come, the harder they fall, the best-laid plans go astray, the the best-laid plans the best-laid plans of mice and men
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