dig someone or something out

dig someone or something out
dig someone or something out of something & dig someone or something out
to excavate in order to get someone or something out of something; to dig about in order to get someone or something out of something. •

She dug out the roots of the tree.

The dog dug itself out of the rubble of the fallen building.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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