This quote means that when someone engages in negative behavior, like spreading rumors or insults (throwing mud), they end up losing respect or credibility (losing ground) in the process. Essentially, engaging in negative actions can harm one's reputation or cause them to lose support from others.
This phrase means that when someone resorts to attacking or criticizing others instead of focusing on their own positive qualities or defending their own position, they are actually undermining their own credibility and losing support or respect. It suggests that engaging in negative behavior can be self-defeating.
It was fresh ground that morning.
mud
Mud SportIf your opponent is a Fire-type, then its weakened by Mud Sport.
Soft wet ground is called "mud."
mud phuska
There is a kind of wasp which lays its eggs in mud, and they hatch out after the mud is dried, but there are possibly many other insects that do the same.
mud
foot
6" from the ground
Can mean political campaigners slinging mud at each other, one opinion is as bad as the other