Dig meaning in English
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Definition
to dig: to excavate, to make a hole in the ground; to explore, to investigate
When I was a child, I tried to dig a big hole in our garden but the ground was too hard.
Luna dug through her purse 5 times, but she still couldn't find her keys.
This is an irregular verb:
I dig / I dug / I have dug
(I) dig (hip hop music) (slang): (I) love, enjoy (rap music) (slang)
Examples
- "It's not just senior citizens who dig the sound of analog audio recordings, recent increases in vinyl record sales suggest that younger listeners are discovering turntables and the clarity of sound that they offer."
Exercise 1
Bruno tells Mick that he will "get to the bottom of this". What does he mean?
Bruno tells Mick that he will "get to the bottom of this". What does he mean?
This is not what Bruno means when he says that he will "get to the bottom of this". "To dig" is to remove earth and move it. It is often done with a shovel.
This is not what this idiom expresses. This idiom does not indicate a sense of "traveling" or "going somewhere".
Bruno loves getting down to business. It's one of his favorite hobbies. However, this is not what he expresses when he says he wants "to get to the bottom of this".
Bruno's expression "to get to the bottom of (the situation)" expresses his desire to resolve or discover the reason for or the cause of Mick's shipping problems.
This is not what this idiom expresses, although it is true that Bruno will ask Kevin to help Mick with his shipping problems.
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