Once Hal becomes king, however, he must rid himself of Falstaff, whose presence would smudge the image of the new ruler's heroic redemption.
When you think it has been in place long enough, carefully peel it off so as not to smudge the image.
Given the sizzle and fiery sparks, the bright green smudged across the image and the thick summery feeling enveloping it all, this could be the Fourth of July, or just another day in that paradise, soon lost, called youth.
Most important, the publicity-conscious Apple burnished an image smudged by events in the mid-1990s.
But that friendly image was smudged out after gangs rampaged in the slums and across the countryside, first protesting a dubious election and then battling largely along ethnic lines.
In this spirit, perhaps the National Hockey League as a whole can use the tournament, which begins tonight, to burnish an image left smudged by some events of the 1999-2000 season.
Sensationally, however, its star, teacher Georges Lopez, is now suing for a share of the profits, thus smudging the saintly image he had on screen.
But his squeaky-clean image also got smudged this year — his by a messy divorce that was quite public.
The Greens' virtuous image has been smudged by Mr Ozdemir's fall and by the revelation that another leading Green flew to Bangkok with his free miles.
"But if I were a health care company, I might be worried my image would be smudged when a company known for not-healthy products used my name".
