sling mud at

Idioms  

1. Insult or discredit someone, as in The paper became famous for slinging mud at movie stars. This term replaced throw mud at, which dates from the second half of the 1700s.

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Example Sentences

What she had done — using a finsta to sling mud at her cast mates — is barely a misdemeanor according to the “Real Housewives” penal code.

From Los Angeles Times

“China deplores and rejects the attempt by certain U.S. individuals to sling mud at China and sabotage the preparation and holding of the Beijing Winter Olympics by playing the human rights card out of ideological and political prejudice. These people’s remarks are filled with shameless lies and disinformation,” Mr. Zhao told reporters.

From Washington Times

Donald Trump Jr. and radio icon Howard Stern continued to sling mud at each other Tuesday amid their ongoing feud over the shock jock's attitude toward President Trump and his supporters.

From Fox News

He said the damage done by the “sin of whispering” is particularly grave in politics “when a government isn’t honest and seeks to sling mud at its adversaries with whispers, defamation, calumny.”

From Seattle Times

Don Jr’s girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle, was on hand to see him sling mud at Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi, but David Taylor spoke to several locals who remain unimpressed by his father’s presidency.

From The Guardian