fling dirt at somebody

[vil]

Dear teachers,

Would you be kind enough to tell me whether I am right with my interpretation of the expression in bold in the following sentence?

Don’t fling dirt at him because you don’t like him; he is really a very admirable fellow.

cast/fling/throw dirt at somebody = blacken someone

Thanks for your efforts.

Regards,

V

[Rover_KE]

Correct.