drag name through mud (verb) libel: purposefully lie about someone
Detalii: libel (from Latin libellus 'little book') must be published, while spoken defamatory remarks are slander; libel first meant 'document, written statement'slander is spoken defamation; libel is written or visual or broadcast defamation
Sinonime: ameliorate, be on the mend, be out of the woods, bounce back, convalesce,
gain, get back on one's feet, get better, get well, heal, look up, make a comeback, mend, perk up, pick up, pull out of it, pull through, rally,
recover, regain health, snap out of it, turn the corner
Antonime: decline,
deteriorate,
fail,
worsen