The idiom dig up has been in use since the 1300s. The phrase dig up is also taken from its literal sense, meaning to unearth something or excavate soil until one finds what one is looking for. The idiom to dig something up means to uncover information that is hidden, to discover something that is difficult to find, to unearth something. Related phrases are dredges up, dredged up, dredging up. The idiom dredge up has been in use since the 1500s. Authorities look for the bodies of those who have drowned by dredging the lake or pond. The term dredge up is taken from the literal sense of dredging, which means to rake out the bottom of a body of water in order to allow a stronger flow of current, to allow ships to pass through the area, or to find something that has been lost in the muck.
To dredge something up means to mention something unpleasant from the past, to bring up a past error or transgression that is probably best left forgotten, to discuss something troublesome that others would prefer not to think about. We will examine the definition of the phrases dredge up and dig up, where they came from and some examples of their use in sentences.
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