dig in — to start eating food with enthusiasm
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: to start eating food with enthusiasm
Pronunciation (IPA): /dɪɡ ɪn/
Example Sentences
- When mom brought out her famous lasagna, dad said 'Let's dig in!' and grabbed the biggest piece.
- The deadline is tomorrow, so we really need to dig in and work through the night.
- My cat saw the new expensive cat food and immediately dug in like he hadn't eaten in weeks.
dig in
NOUN[/dɪɡ ɪn/]
to start eating food with enthusiasm
💡 Concept
to start eating food with enthusiasm
🎵 Rhyme
Though small, he's big in appetite - time to dig in to that giant fig in the feast!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/dɪɡ ɪn/
🇬🇧 UK/dɪɡ ɪn/
🌳Etymology
Rootdig
Suffix-in
🎵Rhyme
big inwig infig in
big in
wig in
fig in
🔗Collocations
dig in and eat
dig in your heels
dig in deep
dig in hard
dig in immediately
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“When mom brought out her famous lasagna, dad said 'Let's dig in!' and grabbed the biggest piece.”
“The deadline is tomorrow, so we really need to dig in and work through the night.”
😄 Fun example
“My cat saw the new expensive cat food and immediately dug in like he hadn't eaten in weeks.”
“The students dug in and studied hard for their final exams.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
dive instart eatingget startedbuckle downget to work
Antonyms
stop eatinggive upquit
Related
dig outdig upwork hardeat enthusiasticallyget busy
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