dig in

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения начала еды с энтузиазмом или начала работы над чем-либо с решимостью.

A phrasal verb used to indicate beginning to eat with enthusiasm, or to start working on something with determination.

uncountable · irregular verb · intransitive · phrasal, inseparable

1. Start eating eagerlyinformal

   To begin eating food with enthusiasm, often used as an invitation.

   Начинать есть с аппетитом

   • Dinner is ready, everyone dig in!
   • He dug in as soon as the pizza arrived.
   • The children dug in without waiting for the adults.

   Synonymsset-totuck in

2. Prepare for a difficult situationinformal

   To prepare oneself for a challenging or prolonged task or conflict.

   Приготовиться к трудностям

   • The team dug in for a long negotiation session.
   • She dug in her heels and refused to change her mind.
   • We need to dig in and finish this project by midnight.

   Synonymsentrenchhunker down

3. Defend a positionformal

   To establish a strong defensive position, often in a military or metaphorical sense.

   Укрепиться

   • The soldiers dug in behind the hill.
   • The company dug in to protect its market share.
   • He dug in and argued his point stubbornly.

   Synonymsentrenchfortifyhunker down

Base verbdig