never live something down

Violinist Joshua Bell played for spare change in a D.C. Metro station during a 2007 experiment with The Washington Post, and almost no one paid attention. It made for a good magazine story that won the Pulitzer Prize. But Bell hasn't been able to live it down after seven years.

Joshua Bell to Play Again in D.C. Metro after 2007 Stunt
In 2007 Joshua Bell busked for spare change in the D.C. Metro and...
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never live something down
if you say that you will never live down something bad or embarrassing that you have done, you mean people will not forget it Three million people saw the singer fall off the edge of the stage. He'll never live it down. I'll never live down the fact that I spilt champagne down my boss's trousers.