mud sticks
成語所屬單字mud
mud sticks — 慣用語
1. people remember and believe bad things that are said about someone, even if thos
1.慣用語
釋義
毀謗的話語難以洗清；人們會記住對他人的負面指控，即使後來證明是假的
people remember and believe bad things that are said about someone, even if those things are later shown to be untrue.
例句
Even after the politician was proven innocent, some voters still doubted him — mud sticks.
Liang knew that mud sticks, so he was careful never to spread rumours about anyone.