Custom Search   [ Correct English | Common Errors |  | Sample Letters | Glossary of Correct Usage | Common Sentences | Q & A ] [ English Compositions | High School Vocab | Words | Phrases | Celebrity | Poetry Corner | SPM essays ] [ Literary English | Word Differentiation ] Sponsored Links <<Prev Phrases Next>>     TOEFL Vocabulary English Conversation English Grammar American Idioms English Comprehension English Summary English News Movie Reviews   character assassination     A And were you not investigated by the bar four different times before then for altering evidence ?     B Objection ! A All in an effort to prove your clients were innocent. B This is beyond the pale. It's character assassination 101. C I don't care. Overruled. Why should we believe your account of what happened to Ms. Todd ? B Objection !     ** an intentional attempt to spoil the reputation of a person by criticizing them severely, especially unfairly, in the newspapers or on television **    None of those rumors are true. She's been the victim of character assassination.   don't play dumb slip my mind a slip of the tongue on the fence beck and call under a lot of pressure under no circumstances get over yourself pipe dream suck up You're one to talk steal one's thunder swoop in We all chipped in barking up the wrong tree ramble on make peace with it off and on set in motion too close to home a walk in the park go to great lengths drop the ball put sb up to sth     Phrases 01 Sponsored Links     American Slang English Proverbs English Exercises Common English mistakes Ancient Chinese stories Junior English essays High school English essays Lower Secondary English essays