单词 | dig deep |
释义 | > as lemmasto dig deep to dig deep (into one's pockets) a. to dig deep (into one's pockets) and variants: to spend a lot of one's own money, to draw heavily on available financial resources; (esp.) to contribute generously to a person, group, or cause. ΚΠ 1898 Daily Leader (Bloomington, Illinois) 14 Feb. 8/2 A prominent business man..has promised to dig deep in his pockets..to make the second annual event..[a] greater success than the first. 1900 Boston Post 22 Aug. 7/2 American travellers and tourists, who cannot ‘dig deep’ enough in trousers or wallets to allow of a European trip on one of the big liners. 1975 MacGregor (Manitoba) Herald 28 Oct. 8/8 A little town is where businessmen dig deep many times to help with countless fund-raising projects. 1999 H. Wray Japanese & Amer. Educ. 145 Those parents who want their children to enter Tokyo University today must dig deep into their pockets to send their children to..expensive private schools. 2010 TNT Mag 12 Apr. 23/1 You started out as a busker so do you dig deep for them now? < as lemmas |
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