dig deep

dig deep
dig down & dig deep
1. Lit. to excavate deeply. •

They are really having to dig deep to reach bedrock.

We are not to the buried cable yet. We will have to dig down some more.

2. Fig. to be generous; to dig deep into one's pockets and come up with as much money as possible to donate to something. (As if digging into one's pocket.) •

Please dig down. We need every penny you can spare.

Dig down deep. Give all you can.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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