dig into — to start eating food eagerly
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to start eating food eagerly
Pronunciation (IPA): /dɪɡ ˈɪntuː/
Example Sentences
- My grandmother told me to dig into the homemade cookies before they got cold.
- The detective decided to dig into the suspect's social media history.
- I had to dig into my emergency chocolate stash when I got stressed about exams.
dig into
VERB[/dɪɡ ˈɪntuː/]
to start eating food eagerly
💡 Concept
to start eating food eagerly
🎵 Rhyme
She's big into desserts, ready to dig into that fig tart!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/dɪɡ ˈɪntuː/
🇬🇧 UK/dɪɡ ˈɪntuː/
🌳Etymology
Rootdig
🎵Rhyme
big intofig into
big into
fig into
🔗Collocations
dig into details
dig into data
dig into savings
dig into research
dig into a book
dig into the past
📝Examples
“My grandmother told me to dig into the homemade cookies before they got cold.”
“The detective decided to dig into the suspect's social media history.”
😄 Fun example
“I had to dig into my emergency chocolate stash when I got stressed about exams.”
“She loves to dig into mystery novels on rainy weekends.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
delve intoinvestigateexploreexamineresearch
Antonyms
ignoreavoidskim over
Related
dig uplook intodive intoprobescrutinize
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