dig into
phrasal verb
dug into; digging into; digs into
1
: to mix (something) into (soil) by digging
dig the compost into the soil
2
informal
: to begin eating (something)
The family was digging into a delicious meal.
They dug into their steaks.
3
somewhat informal
: to try to learn or uncover information by studying (something)
The detectives dug into his past and learned that he had once lived in another country.
4
: to push against (a body part) in a sharp and painful way
The bed's springs are digging into my back.
Her fingernails dug into my hand.
5
: to push (something) into (a body part) in a sharp and painful way
She dug her fingernails into my hand.
He dug his elbow into my ribs.
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Building the 25-foot-deep canal requires digging into hard limestone.
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Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
In the Spotlight is a Sacramento Bee series that digs into the high-profile local issues that readers care most about.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
First, there are the January theater festivals, your place to dig into experimental work scattered across smaller venues throughout the city.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Huston told Deadline in Venice that he was inspired to dig into his first project as writer-director partly after watching Stanley Kubrick’s 1951 short documentary film of the same name, following then-world welterweight champ Walter Cartier on the day of a fight also at Madison Square Garden.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
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Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
In the Spotlight is a Sacramento Bee series that digs into the high-profile local issues that readers care most about.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
First, there are the January theater festivals, your place to dig into experimental work scattered across smaller venues throughout the city.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Huston told Deadline in Venice that he was inspired to dig into his first project as writer-director partly after watching Stanley Kubrick’s 1951 short documentary film of the same name, following then-world welterweight champ Walter Cartier on the day of a fight also at Madison Square Garden.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Dig into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dig%20into. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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