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Cartrina Posted 20 years ago
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Here is a ,maybe a saying:"Give a dog a bad name and hang it."I can't remember its meaning clearly,dose any one know its meaning and explain its origin?Thanks!!!!
Here is a ,maybe a saying:"Give a dog a bad name and hang it."I can't remember its meaning clearly,dose any one know its meaning and explain its origin?Thanks!!!!
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Yes I've heard this saying once. I'm not sure about the exact meaning but I think it is quite close to a very similar french proverb that goes "who he wants to kill/drown his dog, accuses him of carrying rabies". It's figurative and applied to people it means it's easier to get rid of someone or outcast him when you've already put the blame on him and accused him of something evil.
- Yes I've heard this saying once.
- I'm not sure about the exact meaning but I think it is quite close to a very similar french proverb that goes "who he wants to kill/drown his dog, accuses him of carrying rabies".
- It's figurative and applied to people it means it's easier to get rid of someone or outcast him when you've already put the blame on him and accused him of something evil.
- Or something to that effect.
- Hope this helped.
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Yes I've heard this saying once. I'm not sure about the exact meaning but I think it is quite close to a very similar french proverb that goes "who he wants to kill/drown his dog, accuses him of carrying rabies". It's figurative and applied to people it means it's easier to get rid of someone or outcast him when you've already put the blame on him and accused him of something evil. Or someth
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