dig the dirt


dig the dirt

To find negative information that has been concealed. Once I contact my usual sources at the tabloids, I should be able to dig the dirt up on that actress.See also: dig, dirt

dig the dirt (or dig up dirt)

discover and reveal damaging information about someone. informal Dirt is commonly used as a metaphor for unsavoury gossip or scandal, as in, for example, dish the dirt (see dish).See also: dig, dirt