Collocations for "dug"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "dug" in context.
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dig
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- dig a [hole, trench, grave]
- dig up a [body, bone, grave]
- dig a [body] up
- dig for [survivors, victims]
- dig down into the ground
- dig in the [garden, yard]
- dig up [the past, trouble, old memories]
- dig up [information, dirt] on her
- dig up the dirt on her
- dig up anything you can (on her)
- dig [deep, deeper, deeply] into a [subject, discussion]
- dig into your [meal, savings, past]
- dig around [for clues, information]
- dig around in the [bag, box, back]
- dig out my (old) [tennis racket, guitar, books]
- digging yourself (deeper) into trouble
- dig yourself out of trouble
- dig out from under the [rubble, debris]
- [he, she] dug me in the ribs
- idiom: you've dug [yourself into a hole, a hole for yourself]
- keep digging!
- dig in!
- slang: can you dig it?
- slang: you dig?
- slang: I'm digging this [music, idea, meal]
- slang: I really dig this [music]
- [made, got in a dig] about her [glasses, freckles, accent, profession]
- took a dig about his [glasses]
- [an exploratory, a thorough, an archaeological] dig
- is out on a dig (in)
- is in charge of the dig
- [organize, set up, work on, lead] an archaeological dig
- [found, discovered, unearthed] on the dig
- the [leader, site, location] of the dig
- informal: lives in [crumbling, comfortable, luxurious, cozy, campus] digs
- informal: [rented, shared] digs near the [university, office]
- informal: nice digs, man!
- informal: wow, these are some digs!
- informal: lives in some fancy digs!
- gave him a dig in the [back, chest, ribs]
- took a dig to the [ribs]
- the dig [leader, site, location]
'dug' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):