Meaning

2 senses
  1. To attempt the same strategy or technique (or similar ones) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.

  2. If enough (perhaps false or reckless) accusations are made against a person (or an organization), their reputation will suffer, whether or not this is deserved.

Examples

12 sentences
  1. Tom threw a stick for his dog.

    ruТом кинул своей собаке палку. — odexed

  2. Mary threw a stick for her dog.

  3. He threw a stick for his dog.

  4. She threw a stick for her dog.

  5. I’m going to throw my rabbit stick.

    ruЯ собираюсь бросить мой бумеранг. — dimitris

Translations

1 languages

Origin

Connected with both throw things at the wall and see what sticks and throw dirt enough, an

Connected with both throw things at the wall and see what sticks and throw dirt enough, and some will stick. Regarding this "mud" term in particular, it may possibly reference a technique of building wattle and daub walls by throwing daub (mud mixed with straw) at the wattle, throwing hard enough that some obtained a good key and remained in place; compare slapdash, a pebbledash effect produced by throwing pebbles at a rendered wall.

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