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:
- keep one's eyes peeled for (someone or something)
- give (someone) the third degree
- all eyes
- give (someone) a piece of one's mind
- give one's eye teeth (to do something)
- in the public eye
- give (someone) the green light
- give (someone) a swelled head
- give (someone) enough rope and they will hang themselves
- four eyes
- more to (someone or something) than meets the eye
- get the eye from (someone)
- give voice to (one's feelings)
- to the naked eye
- give (someone) a hand