5 English Phrasal Verbs With 'DIG'

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5 phrasal verbs with 'DIG'

Dig down

1. Spend your own money
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: We had to DIG DOWN when the funds ran out for the project.

Dig in

1. Start eating greedily
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: We were starving so we really DUG IN when the food finally did arrive.
2. Excavate a protective shelter (military)
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: Anticipating an artillery barrage, we quickly DUG IN.

Dig into

1. Reach inside to get something
   (Inseparable | International English)
   
   » Example: She DUG INTO her handbag and pulled out a bunch of keys.

Dig out

1. Find something you haven't used, seen, etc, for a long time
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: I DUG OUT my old university essays.
2. Dig to remove something or someone
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: They had to DIG the survivors of the earthquake OUT from the ruins.

Dig up

1. Find something that is supposed to be secret
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: The reporters eventually DUG UP the truth about the affair.
2. Remove something from the ground
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: The police DUG UP a body.
3. Make a hole in a road, the ground, etc
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: The council have DUG the road UP.

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