dig into

phrasal verb

dug into; digging into; digs into

1

: to mix (something) into (soil) by digging

dig the compost into the soil

2

informal : to begin eating (something)

The family was digging into a delicious meal.

They dug into their steaks.

3

somewhat informal : to try to learn or uncover information by studying (something)

The detectives dug into his past and learned that he had once lived in another country.

4

: to push against (a body part) in a sharp and painful way

The bed's springs are digging into my back.

Her fingernails dug into my hand.

5

: to push (something) into (a body part) in a sharp and painful way

She dug her fingernails into my hand.

He dug his elbow into my ribs.

Examples of dig into in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Everyone, including our simian hero, is obsessed with digging into the fully destructible ground to unearth its precious metals and gems. —Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 23 May 2025

All that and more to come throughout June, so why not read on below and dig into everything coming to Max in June 2025. —Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025

Shayna Goldman compares the 2025 and 2026 free-agent classes and digs into the risk involved if teams try to wait for the latter’s deeper group. —James Mirtle, New York Times, 22 May 2025

Unsurprisingly, organizations often discover unrealized opportunities to extract more value from existing investments when digging into the capabilities of tools that have been purchased already, rather than continuing to add new tools from multiple vendors. —Mike Lefebvre, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025

Rhymes for dig into

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue