- dig something in
- dig something into something & dig something in†to stab or jab something into something. •
Dig your fork into that heavenly cake!
•He dug in his fork.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
dig something in
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dig up — (something) to find something, esp. from storage. We dug up the old dairy records that showed how much milk each cow produced every day. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of dig something up (= to remove something from the ground, esp. with … New idioms dictionary
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