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91dig — 1. verb /dɪɡ/ a) To move hard packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill etc. through rocks, roads, etc. They dug an eight foot deep ditch along the side of the road. b) To research a particular… …
92dig the dirt — to try to find out bad things about someone in order to stop other people admiring them. No effort is being spared to dig up dirt on the enemy. (often + on) …
93dig oneself in — Establish oneself, dig out Find …
94dig down — intransitive verb : to pay money out of one s own pocket the customers will not dig down for such entertainment …
95dig out — verb To find, or retrieve something by removing overlying material, or material that hides it The archaeologist dug out a Saxon dagger …
96dig this out — (Slang) check this out (used by prisoners in prisons) …
97dig in — Synonyms and related words: arm, armor, armor plate, bank, barricade, battle, blockade, bulwark, castellate, crenellate, embattle, entrench, fence, fortify, garrison, hang in, hang in there, hang tough, hold fast, hold out, man, man the garrison …
98dig one's own grave — A person who digs their own grave does something which causes their own downfall. If you drop out of college now, with such high unemployment, you ll be digging your own grave …
99dig — I. v. a. 1. Excavate, delve, scoop, hollow out. 2. Break up (with a spade, hoe, or the like). II. v. n. Delve, work with a spade, hoe, etc. III. n. 1. Punch, poke, thrust. 2 …
100To dig out — Dig Dig (d[i^]g), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dug} (d[u^]g) or {Digged} (d[i^]gd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Digging}. Digged is archaic.] [OE. diggen, perh. the same word as diken, dichen (see {Dike}, {Ditch}); cf. Dan. dige to dig, dige a ditch; or (?) akin to …
