rake up
phrasal verbrake something up
- (informal, disapproving) to mention something unpleasant that happened in the past and that other people would like to forget
- Raking up the past will only make things worse.
Definition of rake up phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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ripple effect
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