dig down
dig down · digs down · dug down · digging down
To scrounge for money, especially large amounts of itTo scrounge for money, especially large amounts of it.
» You have to dig down and pay for it.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To scrounge for money, especially large amounts of it.
It's gonna be expensive, so we'll have to dig down to pay for it.
(intransitive)To find the root or base of something.
You have to dig down into your feelings.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dig, down.
Examples
7 sentencesYou have to dig down and pay for it.
Never dig straight down.
deGrab niemals direkt nach unten!
They have already dug down four meters.
What would happen if I dug straight down there?
deWas würde passieren, wenn ich dort gerade nach unten grübe?
They dug down up to twelve meters under sea level.
Forms
digs down, digging down, dug down, dug downPhrasal verbs
9 phrasal verbs- dig upкопати, ритиTo excavate something.
- dig outвідривати, відкопатиTo remove something by digging.
- dig onTo be attracted to (someone).
- dig inTo begin eating.
- dig downTo scrounge for money, especially large amounts of it.
- dig overTo dig thoroughly through an area so as to loosen the soil and make it suitable for planting.
- dig intoTo research a particular subject.
- dig aroundTo thoroughly search every part of an area or a container in hopes of finding something.
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb