dig dirt
Frequency: 6.77.8 per million words
to move soil or earth using a tool or hands
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Examples (10)
- To plant these flowers, you'll need to dig the dirt in this garden bed first.
- The archaeologists carefully dug the dirt away from the ancient pottery.
- The construction workers will dig dirt all day to prepare the foundation.
- Using a small shovel, the child was happily digging dirt in the backyard.
- It's hard work to dig dirt when the ground is frozen solid.
- The tabloid journalist's main job is to dig up dirt on celebrities.
- His political opponent hired a private investigator to dig some dirt on him before the election.
- She tried to dig for dirt on her new boss, but he had a spotless record.
- If you keep digging for dirt in his past, you might not like what you find.
- They dug up enough dirt on the company to launch a full-scale investigation.