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Idioms and Phrases

Pay with money from one's own pocket; be generous. For example, We've got to dig down deep to make the next payment . [ Colloquial ; c. 1940]
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Instead, he explained: "You have to look beyond that. You've got to dig down and come up with something special."

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“I just needed to be with my kids and myself and really dig down deep into things that were happening in my life. And I’m glad I did, because it was a really difficult time for me. Probably the hardest time of my life, but it was also the best time because I got to do that work on myself.”

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But dig down into the detail of their policies and it’s a different story.

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For example, said Arie Dubnov, the chair of Israel studies at the George Washington University, “the minute there were strong statements from the U.S. and also Britain,” the Israeli right wing did what it’s done for the past six months: dig down into the belief that the entire world is antisemitic and overly judgmental.

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Steve Brown, a golfer on L.A.’s municipal courses since 1976, urged officials to “dig down deep” and even arrest and prosecute those who may be committing crimes.

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