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dig at

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dig at someone or something 
1. Lit. to poke or jab at someone or something. Don't dig at me all the time. My side is getting sore where you jabbed me. Stop digging at the wall! Look at the hole you've made!
2. Fig. to make a cutting remark about someone or something. She is always digging at her husband's laziness. Fred was digging at the company he works for.
See also: dig


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If you find that your dog tends to like to dig at particular times of the day, then make sure you give him plenty of exercise around those times if possible so that he just can''t be bothered digging.
The DIG at the MTH was started on November 2003 with the help and support of the United States Pharmacopoeia Drug Quality Information (USPDQI) and the United States Agency for International Development.
For $150, you too can take part in a dinosaur dig at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center.
 
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