dig (yourself) in
— phrasal verb with dig uk/dɪɡ/us/dɪɡ/verb present participle digging, past tense and past participle dug
to make arrangements to protect yourself from an attack by the enemy in a war situation, for example by digging trenches (= long, narrow holes)
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Preparing
- batten
- batten down the hatches idiom
- break sb in
- build-up
- calibrate
- draw
- forewarn
- gear
- gird yourself idiom
- groundwork
- homework
- lay the basis/foundations for sth idiom
- lead up to sth
- preparation
- roll
- steel
- suit
- suit up
- work (yourself) up to sth
- work your way around to sth idiom
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