rake something ↔ up

phrasal verbphr v informal

a) REMIND/MAKE somebody REMEMBERto talk about something from the past that people would prefer you not to mention 重提，翻出〔别人不愿提起的往事〕 SYN dredge up

It upsets Dad when that story is raked up again.

重提那件事父亲会难过。

b) (also rake something ↔ together)GET to collect things or people together for a purpose, but with difficulty 勉强拼凑

They could only rake up $300.

他们只能凑到300美元。

Examples from the Corpus

rake up• Releasing Isabel's face, he stepped away from her, his hard eyes raking her up and down with casual appraisal.• If you see a lot of berries on the ground, rake them up to prevent further sprouting.

→ rake something ↔ up at rake2(4)