Bad Mouthing..

[Shad]

Hello everyone,
Is there a Phrase "Bad Mouth somebody (or Bad mouthing about somebody). If not, what wil be one that means saying bad things about somebody at their back.
regards
S

[boothling]

Yes. "To badmouth" somebody is to say bad things about them, usually behind their back (although not always). It's a slang (colloquial) expression.

Maria is always badmouthing me.
Jake badmouths his brother all the time.
Christina was badmouthing Maria all evening.

One thing: I've never heard it used in the past simple tense (Jake badmouthed his brother last night). The phrase always seems to be used to describe a continuous action.

[MikeNewYork]

Hello everyone,
Is there a Phrase "Bad Mouth somebody (or Bad mouthing about somebody). If not, what wil be one that means saying bad things about somebody at their back.
regards
S

Informally, "badmouth" or "bad-mouth" can be used as a verb. It, as you have said, means "to say bad things about somebody behind his/her back.

It is a transitive verb, so you would say:

badmouth somebody
badmouthed somebody
is/was badmouthing somebody

just as with other verbs.

[Shad]

Thank you Teachers,
I also learned its not AT but BEHIND my back that somebody would badmouth me.
Thanks in deed

[MikeNewYork]

Yes. "To badmouth" somebody is to say bad things about them, usually behind their back (although not always). It's a slang (colloquial) expression.

Maria is always badmouthing me.
Jake badmouths his brother all the time.
Christina was badmouthing Maria all evening.

One thing: I've never heard it used in the past simple tense (Jake badmouthed his brother last night). The phrase always seems to be used to describe a continuous action.

In AE, it is often used in the simple past.