have a bad name

Foreign interventions have a bad name, and a bad history here.

But it can’t be all gloom: misery memoirs have a bad name.

You feel really guilty, and you don’t want them to have a bad name.

Step-parents have a bad name - and not just in fairytales – as people who are extremely proximal but not necessarily loving.

“They helped me improve my security and because of them I managed to protect all my information from other hackers. Since their tips and tricks I realised that hackers aren’t always bad. These guys might have a bad name but to me they are just trying to help,” van den Bussche said.