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Phrase(s): stain something with something
1. to cause a blemish or blotch on something with something. (Usually an accident.) • Judy stained the carpet with some grape juice. • You will stain your clothing with that food if you drop any of it. 2. to affect the coloring of something through the use of a chemical stain. (A purposeful act, much the same as painting.) • Walter stained the house with a long-lasting reddish stain. • We decided to stain the doors with a special varnish rather than paint them. 3. Fig. to injure or blemish someone’s reputation. • They stained his reputation with their charges. • I don’t want to do anything that would stain my reputation.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs