0 (the act of making) a statement about someone that is not true and is intended to damage the reputation of that person: --
He was subjected to the most vicious calumny, but he never complained and never sued.
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Можем да го завършим стъпка по стъпка, колкото и дълъг да е пътят и не може да бъде завършен, колкото и кратък да е пътят, ако дори не маркирате отпечатъка си.