Today’s “Word of the Day” is “dredge up“ and it is a phrasal verb meaning “to bring up again a damaging/ upsetting fact about someone’s past; to start talking about something (unpleasant/forgotten) that happened a long time ago; detect, unearth, dig up, nose out”.
Example Sentence: Biden holds the lead. Trump shouting down the questions was not what he needed to score an upset and make up lost ground in the final debate. Dredging up Rudy Giuliani’s (Mayor of New York City) escapades (adventures/dangerous acts/tricks) trying to dig dirt (discover and reveal damaging information) on Biden’s family isn’t selling with (persuade, win over, get acceptance) the public.
This word is present in The Guardian article The final Biden-Trump presidential debate: our panelists’ verdict and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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