Maybe he dug up something he wasn't supposed to.

也许他发现了什么不该知道的。

I'll see if I can dig up something about Nell you can use against her.

我看能不能从她那套出内尔的黑料，你可以拿来攻击她。

They tried to dig up something from his past to spoil his chances of being elected.

【dig】他们试图从他的过去挖出些东西来破坏他当选的可能性。

'Well, San Francisco was his headquarters, I understand, when he spent the winter months on the Coast, and they can no doubt dig up something about him there.

“嗯，据我所知，旧金山是他的总部， 当时他在海岸度过了冬天， 他们无疑可以在那里挖掘出一些关于他的信息。