dig up dirt

dig up (some) dirt (on somebody)

to look for and find unpleasant or embarrassing information about someone They tried to dig up some dirt on their political enemies.

Etymology: based on the slang meaning of dirt (negative information about a person)

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Wim	VIM (Dutch), WIM (Dutch)	Dutch, German
Melva	MEL-və	English
Inocencio	ee-no-THEN-thyo (Spanish), ee-no-SEN-syo (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
AleĈJo	ah-LE-chyo	Esperanto
Ashley	ASH-lee	English
TadhgÁN	-	Irish