あらいたてる

洗い立てる
to examine closely
to check up on
to ferret out

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あらいたてる【洗い立てる】

1 〔十分に洗う〕 wash thoroughly; 〔念入りに洗う〕 wash (extremely) carefully.

●シャツを真っ白に洗いたてる wash a shirt (to) a brilliant white.

2 〔調べてあばき出す〕 delve into 《sb's background》 and expose 《a scandal》; rake up 《the past》; ferret out 《a secret》.

●旧悪を洗い立てる delve into sb's past (and expose it); investigate and expose sb's past misdemeanors; rake up sb's past misdeeds.

●彼は隠していた身元を洗い立てられてしまった. The identity he had been concealing was exposed [brought to light].