dig sth up
(INFORMATION) — phrasal verb with dig /dɪɡ/ verb (present tense digging, past tense and past participle dug)Definition
› to discover secret or forgotten facts by searching very carefully: I've been doing some research on our family history and I've dug up some interesting information. She's one of those journalists who's always trying to dig up dirt on (= unpleasant private details about) celebrities.Finding and discovering
(Definition of dig sth up (INFORMATION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a fishing expedition idiom
- ascertain verb
- break fresh/new ground idiom
- breakthrough noun
- catch sb red-handed idiom
- finder noun
- finders keepers (losers weepers) idiom
- finding noun (DISCOVERY)
- flush sb out phrasal verb
- get hold of idiom
- orientate verb (FIND POSITION)
- pin sth down phrasal verb
- put sb onto sth phrasal verb
- put your finger on sth idiom
- rake sth out phrasal verb
- run sb/sth down phrasal verb (FIND)
- smell sth/sb out phrasal verb
- suss verb
- unlock verb
- winkle sth/sb out phrasal verb
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