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Collocations for dig - noun

1. hard push

ADJ.

sharp

VERB + DIG

give
She gave him a sharp dig in the ribs.
feel, get

PHRASES

a dig in the ribs

2. critical remark

ADJ.

little | sly
I resisted the temptation to get in a sly dig at Fred.

VERB + DIG

get in, have, make

PREP.

~ about, ~ at
They were having a little dig at her about the way she tells everybody else what to do.

3. in the ground

ADJ.

archaeological

VERB + DIG

go on
I went on an archaeological dig over the summer.

DIG + VERB

reveal sth
The dig revealed the site of a Roman villa.

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