give (someone) a black eye
поставить кому-либо синяк под глазом, подпортить чью-либо репутацию
My boss tried to hush up the scandal; he didn't want the company to be given a black eye.
Другие идиомы:
- give (someone) the eye
- give-and-take
- with a jaundiced eye
- have stars in one's eyes
- give (someone) a dirty look
- eye of the storm
- close one's eyes to (something)
- give (someone) a piece of one's mind
- give it to (someone)
- give someone (or something) a second chance
- give (someone) the shirt off one's back
- give ground
- have one's eyes glued to (something)
- only have eyes for (someone)
- give notice