dredge up

US /dredʒ ʌp/
UK /dredʒ ʌp/
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1.

remuer, déterrer

to bring to people's attention an unpleasant or embarrassing fact or memory that had been forgotten

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Why do you always have to dredge up old arguments?
Pourquoi faut-il toujours que tu remues de vieilles querelles ?
The reporter tried to dredge up some dirt from his past.
Le journaliste a essayé de déterrer des saletés de son passé.