dig (a hole)
1dig a hole for yourself — informal phrase to do something that will make your situation difficult or embarrassing Thesaurus: to cause problems for yourselfsynonym Main entry: dig …
2Dig a Hole / I Hope You Die — was a cassette single self released by the Toadies in 1991. It was sold at shows exclusively during this time. Of all the Toadies material, this displays the strongest Pixies resemblance, with Kim Deal remarking after she heard the song that It… …
3dig a hole for yourself — informal to do something that will make your situation difficult or embarrassing …
4dig oneself into a hole — (or dig a hole for oneself) get oneself into an awkward or restrictive situation …
5dig — dig1 S3 [dıg] v past tense and past participle dug [dʌg] present participle digging [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: Perhaps from Old English dic ditch ] 1.) [I and T] to move earth, snow etc, or to make a hole in the ground, using a ↑spade or your… …
6dig — dig1 [ dıg ] (past tense and past participle dug [ dʌg ] ; present participle dig|ging) verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to make a hole in earth or sand using your hands, a machine, or a tool, especially a shovel: The children like to dig… …
7dig — I UK [dɪɡ] / US verb Word forms dig : present tense I/you/we/they dig he/she/it digs present participle digging past tense dug UK [dʌɡ] / US past participle dug ** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to make a hole in earth or sand using your hands, a… …
8hole — n. 1) to bore; dig a hole 2) to fill in a hole 3) a deep; gaping, yawning hole 4) a rabbit; watering hole 5) (misc.) to pick holes in smt. ( to find flaws in smt. ); to poke a hole in smb. s argument; (golf) to shoot a hole in one * * * [həʊl]… …
9dig out — verb 1. create by digging dig a hole dig out a channel • Syn: ↑dig • Derivationally related forms: ↑dig (for: ↑dig), ↑digger …
10dig — I. verb (dug; digging) Etymology: Middle English diggen Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to break up, turn, or loosen (as earth) with an implement b. to prepare the soil of < dig a garden > 2 …