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dig the dirt

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

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And I could even dig the dirt up, and sometimes I could even put my bone in. WHAT IF KIDS COULD BECOME ANIMALS? by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) The Goops they are spotted on chin and on cheek, You dig the dirt off with a trowel Soft Soap, Hard Sell: American Hygiene in an Age of Advertisement by Wilkie, Jacqueline S. / Journal of Social History More results

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