run someone's file

run to earth

To find someone or something after a long and difficult search.

dirt file

A compilation of negative gossip or facts about someone.

kick someone when they are down

To make things worse for someone who is going through a difficult time…

check through

To permit someone to continue onward, e.g. through a security checkpoi…

look through

To appear or pretend not to see something or someone who is clearly vi…

drag through the mud

To tarnish or spoil enough so that something or someone is no longer r…