drag up

/dræg əp/
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Other forms: dragged up; dragging up; drags up

Definitions of drag up
  1. verb
    mention something unpleasant from the past
    “Drag up old stories”
    synonyms: dredge up
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    type of:
    advert, bring up, cite, mention, name, refer
    make reference to
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