checkered past

noun

: a past history of having done bad things or been in trouble
The senator has a checkered past.

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“Checkered past.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkered%20past. Accessed 1 Dec. 2022.

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