Dig up
/dɪg ʌp /B1
Intermediate
1. To discover or find something that was hidden, lost, or forgotten by searching for it.
- I need to dig up my old yearbook for the reunion.
- The reporter managed to dig up some new information about the scandal.
- She dug up her grandmother's recipes from the attic.
2. To bring something to the surface, either literally by excavation or metaphorically by uncovering information.
- The construction crew dug up the street to repair the water main.
- They dug up the ancient ruins during the excavation project.
- He dug up all sorts of interesting facts for his history paper.
3. To unearth or bring back to discussion a past event or information that was meant to be forgotten.
- During the debate, he dug up some of his opponent's past mistakes.
- She doesn't like it when people dig up her personal life.
- The biography digs up some controversial aspects of the actor's past.
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