(figuratively, British) To bring back old problems; to dig up old trouble.
(figuratively, British) To bring back old problems; to dig up old trouble.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(chiefly, US, colloquial, idiomatic, somewhat, vulgar) To be brave, to show some courage, to keep moving forward in a difficult situation.