take a dig
Frequency: 6.05.5 per million words
To make a critical remark.
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Examples (10)
- She couldn't resist taking a dig at his terrible cooking.
- The comedian loves to take a dig at politicians during his show.
- Don't take a dig at her appearance; it's not nice.
- He decided to take a dig at his rival's business practices.
- The article takes a dig at the government's new policy.
- I didn't mean to take a dig at your work; I was just joking.
- The boss often takes a dig at employees who arrive late.
- She took a dig at his fashion sense during the meeting.
- The critic took a subtle dig at the director's previous films.
- Why do you always have to take a dig at everything I say?