name and shame Значение & определение

Значение на name and shame на български

• 0 to publicly say that a person, group, or business has done something wrong:

  • The report names and shames companies that are not doing enough to fight industrial pollution.

• 1 to say publicly that a person, company, etc. has behaved in a bad or illegal way:

  • MEPs called for the auditors to name and shame the countries guilty of misusing EU funds.

• 2 relating to the activity of saying publicly that a person, company, etc. has behaved in a bad or illegal way:

  • It is disappointing to see these two banks, with all their resources, on the name-and-shame list.

  • This newspaper does not operate a name-and-shame policy.