dig up dirt | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,usually withon)To examine in order to find negative information for public opinion, usually with the purpose of embarrassing or discrediting a person.The freelance investigative reporter made a career ofdigging up dirton celebrities for tabloids.

Examples:

EN: It won't do any good to dig up dirt about that school.
ES: no son nada bueno para los asuntos sucios de la escuela.
EN: Whereas they, they might just want you to dig up dirt to use against good officers.
ES: Mientras que, ellos sólo quieran desenterrar la suciedad para usarla contra unos buenos agentes.
EN: - You' need to dig up dirt on this man.
ES: -Necesitas hurgar en la basura de este hombre.
EN: I'm trying to dig up dirt on Kallus Records.
ES: Intento sacar trapos sucios a Kallus Records.
EN: Not taking any chances, Anslinger ordered his men to dig up dirt on anyone, who disagreed with him, and going on the offensive, he targeted the entertainment industry, which he saw as a degenerate moral influence.
ES: Para no arriesgar nada, Anslinger ordenó a sus hombres ensuciar... a cualquiera que estuviera en contra de él y pasar a la ofensiva, se centró en la industria del entretenimiento, que él veía como una influencia moral degenerativa.
EN: You hire a man to dig up dirt, he's gonna dig up dirt.
ES: Contrataste a un hombre para buscar suciedad, el la encontrará.
ES: Contrataste a un hombre para buscar suciedad, el la encontrará.
EN: - All I know is that you paid for someone to dig up dirt on me.
ES: Contrataste a alguien para encontrar algo sucio sobre mí.
EN: To dig up dirt, to force my hand in granting her a divorce.
ES: Para encontrar pruebas y obligarme a darle el divorcio.
EN: Time to dig up dirt.
ES: Es hora de indagar un poco.
EN: Randy hires a private investigator to dig up dirt on a competitor.
ES: Randy contrata un detective privado para que investigue a un competidor.
EN: I hear you can dig up dirt on parents.
ES: Oí que averiguas cosas sobre padres.
EN: You think I need to pay people to dig up dirt on you?
ES: ¿Crees que tengo que pagar a alguien para sacar tus trapos sucios?
EN: You're not going to get anywhere trying to dig up dirt on Sarah Metcalf, but Angela Weston's got some serious skeletons in the closet.
ES: No vas a llegar a ninguna parte tratando de ensuciar a Sarah Metcalf. Pero Angela Weston tiene algunos huesos guardados en su armario.
EN: You just dig up dirt on this guy.
ES: Sólo buscaste mierda sobre este tío.
EN: Reed Talbot, who's been trying to dig up dirt on me.
ES: Reed Talbot, quien ha intentado enterrarme en suciedad.

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