dredge it up 

It's the media who keep dredging it up.

是媒体一直在翻旧账。 

rake up the past 

Raking up the past will only make things worse.

重翻旧账只会使事情更糟。 

quibble over the appetizers 

When you quarrel with a close friend, talk about the main dish, don't quibble over the appetizers

和亲近的朋友吵架时要就事论事，不要扯出那些陈年旧事。 

settle scores with the past 

Ukraine does not want to settle scores with the past, which cannot be changed.

乌克兰不想翻过去的旧账，因为过去已无法改变。 

bring up old scores again 

We do not want to bring up old scores. 

我们也不想翻老账。

dig up the past 

If you dig up the past, all you get is dirty. 

如果你翻旧帐，你看得的只会是肮脏。

bringing up the ancient problems 

Why do you insist on beating a dead horse by bringing up these ancient problems of ours? 

你为什么总是翻旧账呢？这毫无意义。

bring up the past 

Don't bring up the past. 

不要总翻旧账，过去的就让它过去吧。