informal

the activity of trying to discover unpleasant information about people so that you can tell the public.

These reports are nothing but muck-raking - journalists should not be allowed to investigate ministers' private business dealings.

• bolt from the blue
• bolt upright
• bombard someone with
• bombard someone with something
• bombard with
• bombard with something
• bomb off the map
• bona fide
• bone of contention
• bone to pick with
• bone to pick with someone
• bone up
• bone up on
• bone up on something
• bon mot
• bon viveur
• boot
• boot is on the other foot
• boot-licking
• boot up
• border on
• border on something
• bored out of your mind
• bore someone to death
• bore someone to tears