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dig out |
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dig something out Fig. to work hard to locate something and bring it forth. They dug the contract out of the file cabinet. I dug out an old dress and wore it to the Fifties party. dig out (of something) to channel or excavate one's way out of something. The miner had to dig out of the cave-in. They were too exhausted to dig out. dig out something to search for something I dug out a faded picture of my parents playing on the old tennis court. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The child had no playmates, so he did not know that boys often dig out the inside of a "pumpkin-jack," and in the space thus made put a lighted candle to render the face more startling; but he conceived an idea of his own that promised to be quite as effective. Brace said he couldn't read it very good, but he could manage to dig out the meaning most of the time. " Zeb called to them, "you must dig out and race until you reach those three trees you see over yonder. |
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