Idiom
dirt file
Meaning
A compilation of negative gossip or facts about someone.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The rival candidate kept a dirt file on his opponent.”
“During the heated election, the campaign manager searched for a dirt file to damage the reputation of the other party.”
“The investigative journalist spent years compiling a comprehensive dirt file, documenting every questionable decision the executive had made throughout his long career.”
Examples
simple
“The rival candidate kept a dirt file on his opponent.”
contextual
“During the heated election, the campaign manager searched for a dirt file to damage the reputation of the other party.”
complex
“The investigative journalist spent years compiling a comprehensive dirt file, documenting every questionable decision the executive had made throughout his long career.”
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