TODAY'S IDIOM: DIG UP DIRT

"DIG UP DIRT"

If you dig up dirt on someone, you try to find details from their past to make them look bad in the present.

Example: Very few of our leaders come from disadvantaged backgrounds because it's so easy to dig up dirt on them or their family members.

Sacar a la luz.

Example sentences:

• Many politicians pay people to dig up dirt on their opponents, and then pass the information to the media / Muchos políticos pagan a personas para desenterrar trapos sucios de sus oponentes, y luego pasar la información a los medios de comunicación.

• A journalist is digging up dirt on a politician in order to damage the politician's image / Un periodista desentierra trapos sucios de un político con el fin de dañar su imagen.

Additional examples:

• They tried to dig up some dirt on their political enemies.

• No effort is being spared to dig up dirt on the rival candidate.

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