im Schmutz herumwühlen (auch fig.)

to rummage in filth

Türkçe: pislik karıştırmak

Noun

Schmutz m.

Verb

herumwühlen

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Der Privatdetektiv wühlt im Schmutz der Vergangenheit seines Klienten.

How it is used

Figuratively means to engage in dirty or unethical activities. Neutral register. Use in news or business contexts about a company digging up compromising information. Literal use is rare.

Other verbs that go with Schmutz

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• sich im Schmutz wälzento wallow in filth
• jdn. mit Schmutz bewerfento throw filth at someone
• jdn. durch / in den Schmutz ziehento drag someone through the mud

All collocations with Schmutz