rumour campaign

A concentrated and prolonged effort to damage or ruin someone's or some group's reputation through the perpetuation of rumors, innuendos, falsehoods, generally as a means of persuading a large amount of people against him, her, or them. Primarily heard in UK. Finding himself at the wrong end of a vicious rumour campaign, the local MP's slim lead heading into the election quickly evaporated. I think we need to start a rumour campaign to slow down the competitor's growth in the market, but no one can know that it's coming from us!

词组	rumour campaign
释义	rumour campaign rumour campaign A concentrated and prolonged effort to damage or ruin someone's or some group's reputation through the perpetuation of rumors, innuendos, falsehoods, generally as a means of persuading a large amount of people against him, her, or them. Primarily heard in UK. Finding himself at the wrong end of a vicious rumour campaign, the local MP's slim lead heading into the election quickly evaporated. I think we need to start a rumour campaign to slow down the competitor's growth in the market, but no one can know that it's coming from us! See also: campaign, rumour Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: rumor campaign smear campaign blow (up)on (someone or something) blow on blow on it cover grab (someone or something) by the throat grab someone by the throat grab someone/something by the throat get someone's dander up, to References in periodicals archive Patnaik alleged that a rumour campaign was spearheaded by Mr Panda that came as a "shock" to the former. Naveen Patnaik hits out at Jay Panda, lists three reasons for estrangement An internet rumour campaign has been rooting for Merlin and Prince Arthur to admit that they fancy each other! Is Merlin in the closet? May I point out his distress is initiated not by any promises from them, but by the scurrilous rumour campaign waged by Labour during the run-up to the election. Don't believe Labour claim; Your Shout The London Stock Exchange took the extraordinary step yesterday of defending its chief executive Clara Furse from what it called an 'unfounded and deeply offensive' rumour campaign. LSE dismisses rumours about chief Mrs Adams became the victim of a scurrilous rumour campaign spread by her "buddies" with preposterous tales of drinking and affairs. Opinion the voice of the people; Blair must blow the lid off this can of worms He also took to Twitter and said, "Putting up fake posters and orchestrating a rumour campaign shows the utter desperation of the BJP. Gujarat polls: A poster urges Muslims to support Ahmed Patel McCain also faced a dirty rumour campaign questioning his mental health and falsely claiming he fathered an illegitimate child, though the Bush campaign denied involvement. Karl Rove, an astute Republican consultant AN estate agent claims her firm has been the victim of a malicious rumour campaign. Estate agent anger Skilful camera work coupled with a subtle rumour campaign that an actor and actress have gone all the way in their love scenes, has left cinema audiences guessing for years. Why my film is not pornography; Breaking the boundaries of cinematic love scenes in Intimacy has led to accusations of filming pornography. Alison Jones talks to its director Patrice Chereau Ms Mowlam, who has announced she is standing down as MP for Redcar at the next election after reports of a Westminster rumour campaign against her, won the support of 34% of those surveyed. Mo's the favourite leader
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