"dig up dirt" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-dig up dirt.ogg Forms: digs up dirt [present, singular, third-person], digging up dirt [participle, present], dug up dirt [participle, past], dug up dirt [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|dig<,,dug> up dirt|head=dig up dirt}} dig up dirt (third-person singular simple present digs up dirt, present participle digging up dirt, simple past and past participle dug up dirt)
  1. (idiomatic, usually with on) To examine in order to find negative information for public opinion, usually with the purpose of embarrassing or discrediting a person. Tags: idiomatic, usually, with-on
    Sense id: en-dig_up_dirt-en-verb-svczvhqN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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