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dig out

Verb

Meaning

create by digging

remove, harvest, or recover by digging

dig out from underneath earth or snow

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Surprising what you can dig out of books if you read long enough, isn't it? Robert Jordan

He'd burn the whole world down til he could dig out you of the ashes. Cassandra Clare

There are many persons of combative tendencies, who read for ammunition, and dig out of the Bible iron for balls. Henry Ward Beecher

Hold on to me," Alec said, and Magnus gave him the sort of smile that made Alec feel like someone had taken an apple corer to his heart and tried to dig out the center. "I always do, Alexander,” he said. "I always do. Cassandra Clare

Republicans are not going to play I-told-you-so, but it is pretty obvious that the tax reductions passed in 2003 helped Americans dig out of a recession and get back to work. Marsha Blackburn

The best way to get someone to stop digging his heels in is to dig out the sand around him. American Proverb

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