give (someone) a dig
give (someone) a dig
To say something snarky or insulting to someone. I can always count on my mother to give me a dig about my appearance.
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give someone a dig
Sl. to insult someone; to say something which will irritate a person. Jane gave Bob a dig about his carelessness with money. The headmaster's daughter gets tired of people giving her digs about favoritism.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
give someone a dig
tv. to insult someone; to say something which will irritate a person. Jane gave Bob a dig about his carelessness with money.
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