dirt
He finds himself facing unwelcome questions about his past from relentless prosecutors digging for dirt.
I'm not digging for dirt but trying to understand the people I have before me.
The advertisement for the reporting job specified: "Applicants must be self-starters willing to dig for dirt."
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Searching
-seeking
beachcomb
beachcomber
beachcombing
body search
bounty hunter
comb
hunter
hunting ground
keep your/an eye out for someone/somethingidiom
leave no stone unturnedidiom
lookout
manhunt
needle
scout
scrounge around
search
seek someone/something out
seeker
troll
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