dig up

At first glance there was nothing suspicious about the group of workmen digging up the high street outside a former clothes shop.

Criminals used a registered utility company as cover to dig up the streets and supply electricity to cannabis farms on behalf of Albanian gangsters.

Utilities companies are abusing their emergency powers to dig up streets in England, causing major disruption for drivers and public transport, MPs have been told.

A character reappears years later or someone's brother's cousin's daughter from five years ago starts digging up the drama again.

Construction workers were digging up pipes in the street.