to continue to talk about something unpleasant that someone else no longer wants to talk or think about
Agree not to rake over the past.
But today is not the day to rake over past differences.
I choose to rake over my past and find the good things.
If or when she stands as mayor, these stories will all be raked over again.
There's no point endlessly raking over the past like this.
There’s no point in raking over the past.
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There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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