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dig the dirt

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dig the dirt  also dig up dirt
to try to find out bad things about someone in order to stop other people admiring them (often + on ) No effort is being spared to dig up dirt on the enemy.
See also: dig, dirt


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And I could even dig the dirt up, and sometimes I could even put my bone in.
The Goops they are spotted on chin and on cheek, You dig the dirt off with a trowel
 
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