dredge up

US /dredʒ ʌp/
UK /dredʒ ʌp/
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1.

掘り起こす, 蒸し返す

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

:
Why do you always have to dredge up old arguments?
なぜいつも古い議論を掘り起こす必要があるのですか?
The reporter tried to dredge up some dirt from his past.
記者は彼の過去から何か汚い話を掘り起こそうとした。