RAKE UP


Meaning of RAKE UP in English

If someone is raking up something unpleasant or embarrassing that happened in the past, they are talking about it when you would prefer them not to mention it.

Raking up the past won’t help anyone.

= drag up

PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P

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