Give a bad name to
Also, give someone or something a bad name. Spoil the reputation of, as in Late deliveries are giving the company a bad name. The use of bad name (sometimes put as ill name) dates from about 1400, and the proverb “He that hath a ill name is half hanged” was included in numerous collections from 1546 on.
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verb phrase To inform, alert, or summon someone: You need me, Mama, just give a holler (1940s+)