Dig in the air
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Z á OK ō NGT ó UX ì, which means looking for opportunities and fabricating accusations. It comes from the preface to the biography of cruel officials in the new book of Tang Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
The preface to the biography of cruel officials in the new book of the Tang Dynasty: "officials who are impeached should make great efforts to censure and slander them, dig up empty spaces, and treat each other with reserve."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive.
Dig in the air
Misfortunes and blessings are the only ones - huò fú wéi rén