- ˌdredge sth ˈup
- phrasal verb
to tell people a secret from someone's past that they do not want other people to know about
Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.
ˌdredge sth ˈup
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dredge — [dredʒ] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from Old English dragan to pull ] 1.) [I and T] to remove mud or sand from the bottom of a river, ↑harbour etc, or to search for something by doing this ▪ They were dredging for oysters. 2.) [T + with]… … Dictionary of contemporary English
dredge — verb 1 (T) to remove mud or sand from the bottom of a river, harbour 1 etc 2 (I, T) to search for something on the bottom of a river, lake, etc with a dredge 3 (T) to cover food lightly with flour, sugar etc dredge sth up phrasal verb (T) 1… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dredge — [dredʒ] verb [T] to remove dirt from the bottom of a river or lake, often in order to look for something • dredge sth up … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
be on the hook for sth/to do sth — be on the hook (for sth/to do sth) US INFORMAL ► to owe money or be legally responsible for something: »The cleanup plan called for the companies, which are on the hook for cleanup costs, to dredge contaminated sediments from the river. »If the… … Financial and business terms
be on the hook for sth — be on the hook (for sth/to do sth) US INFORMAL ► to owe money or be legally responsible for something: »The cleanup plan called for the companies, which are on the hook for cleanup costs, to dredge contaminated sediments from the river. »If the… … Financial and business terms
be on the hook to do sth — be on the hook (for sth/to do sth) US INFORMAL ► to owe money or be legally responsible for something: »The cleanup plan called for the companies, which are on the hook for cleanup costs, to dredge contaminated sediments from the river. »If the… … Financial and business terms
rake — rake1 [reık] n [Sense: 1 2; Origin: Old English racu] [Sense: 3; Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Origin unknown] 1.) a gardening tool with a row of metal teeth at the end of a long handle, used for making soil level, gathering up dead leaves etc ▪ a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
be on the hook — (for sth/to do sth) US INFORMAL ► to owe money or be legally responsible for something: »The cleanup plan called for the companies, which are on the hook for cleanup costs, to dredge contaminated sediments from the river. »If the investment… … Financial and business terms
river — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ broad, great, large, long, mighty, wide ▪ the mighty River Nile ▪ The river was too wide to swim across comfortably … Collocations dictionary
rake something up — REMIND PEOPLE OF, recollect, remember, call to mind; drag up, dredge up. → rake * * * ˌrake sthˈup derived (informal, disapproving) to mention sth unpleasant that happened in the past and that other people would like t … Useful english dictionary
