muck rake

Definition von muck rake im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: See Muckrake, v; below; A rake for scraping up muck or dung
muckrake: On April 14, 1906, President Roosevelt delivered a speech on "The Man with the Muck Rake,"
muckrake: To seek for, expose, or charge, esp
muckrake: to search for and expose corruption or scandal especially as done by a journalist
muckrake: The phrase was taken up by the press, and the verb to muck"rake`, in the above sense, and the noun muck"rak`er (&?;), to designate one so engaged, were speedily coined and obtained wide currency
muckrake: explore and expose misconduct and scandals concerning public figures; "This reporter was well-known for his muckraking"
muckrake: On April 14, 1906, President Roosevelt delivered a speech on "The Man with the Muck Rake," in which he deprecated sweeping and unjust charges of corruption against public men and corporations
muckrake: The original allusion was to a character in Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress"
muckrake: {f} reveal corruption, expose scandal
muckrake: habitually, corruption, real or alleged, on the part of public men and corporations
muckrake: The original allusion was to a character in Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" so intent on raking up muck that he could not see a celestial crown held above him
muckrake: so intent on raking up muck that he could not see a celestial crown held above him
muckrake: in which he deprecated sweeping and unjust charges of corruption against public men and corporations
muckrake: explore and expose misconduct and scandals concerning public figures; "This reporter was well-known for his muckraking