godan verb (-su), transitive verb
Physical action of digging and turning over soil, ground, or buried objects. Often implies thorough or disruptive digging.
庭を掘り返して畑にした。
I dug up the garden and turned it into a vegetable patch.
道路工
The sidewalk is being torn up due to road construction.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
rake up; dig up; unearth
Figurative use: bringing old, often unpleasant matters back to light, such as scandals or past mistakes.
週刊誌が政治家の過去のスキャンダルを掘り返した。
The weekly magazine dug up a past scandal involving the politician.
もう終わった話を掘り返すのはやめてくれ。
Stop raking up things that are already over.