dig the dirt

also dig up dirt

to try to find out bad things about someone in order to stop other people admiring them (often + on ) No effort is being spared to dig up dirt on the enemy.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Amal (1)	-	Arabic
Methuselah	mə-THOO-zə-lə (English)	Biblical
Jekaterina	ye-kah-tye-REE-nah, ee-kah-tee-REE-nah	Russian
Prudencia	proo-DHEN-thya (Spanish), proo-DHEN-sya (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
JustÝNa	-	Czech
Ellar	-	Scottish