in a bad light

idiom

: in a way that makes someone or something look bad

The defendants were shown/depicted in a bad light by the lawyer.

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Foxy Brown is addressing those who keep trying to use her name to paint Jay-Z in a bad light. —

Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 7 Oct. 2024 Last week's debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump produced fewer policy specifics than voters wanted, but along the way Harris succeeded in painting Trump in a bad light. —

G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2024 The case turned into a public spectacle within weeks of Brooks' death, when the defense leaked multiple, seconds-long snippets of video footage that painted Brooks in a bad light. —

Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 27 May 2024 Overall numbers on recidivist crimes are hard to establish because the Russian government restricts the release of any public information that puts the war in a bad light. —

Milana Mazaeva, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in a bad light

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