Origin
This proverb was first used by John Wesley in 1759.
Explanation
If you persistently say bad things about someone, people will begin to believe your accusations, even if they are not true. Try the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful. If enough (perhaps false or reckless) accusations are made against someone, his reputation will suffer, whether or not this is deserved. It is possibly based on a technique of building wattle and daub walls by throwing daub (mud mixed with straw) at the wattle, throwing hard enough that some obtained a good key and remained in place. If enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people’s opinion of the person or thing will be diminished.
Example
One of the candidates in the election kept accusing the other one of having cheated the income tax department, and eventually the voters believed it. As they say, throw dirt enough, and some will stick.
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