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Jenne Phuong
2021-06-21 05:06
Dig out phrasal verb informal
A noun or pronoun can be used between "dig" and "out."
If a person "digs someone/something out of a place", he/she helps someone/something get out of a place by digging
Those guys were so brave that they dug people out of the collapsed house without hesitation.
If a person "digs something out", he/she tries to search for something that has been stored, hidden, or forgotten for a long time.
In some phases of life, people try to dig out their precious memories by skimming through the albums.
The verb "dig" should be conjugated according to its tense.
The literal meaning of "dig out" originated from the late 1300s. The figurative meaning of it dates from the mid-1800s.
Do you see anything wrong?
1. To punch a hole in one's ticket to show that they have paid for a ride
2. To do something that allows one to go further in a competition or to be promoted at work
1. Please, tell me if I forget to punch your ticket.
2. With a view to punching my ticket to the final, I did whatever it takes to win this round.
