dig in
phrasal verbdig in (informal)
- used to tell somebody to start to eat
- Help yourselves, everybody! Dig in!
- to deal with a difficult situation or wait patiently
- There is nothing we can do except dig in and wait.
dig something in
- to mix soil with another substance by digging the two substances together
- The manure should be well dug in.
- to push something into something else
- He dug his feet in to gain his balance.