dig in

• Verbo compuesto que significa empezar a comer con entusiasmo o emprender una tarea con determinación y energía.

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

incontable · verbo irregular · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparable

1. Start eating eagerlyinformal

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

   Comer con ganas

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

   Sinónimosset-totuck in

2. Prepare for a difficult situationinformal

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

   Prepararse para una situación difícil

   • 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.

   Sinónimosentrenchhunker down

3. Defend a positionformal

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

   Atrincherarse

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

   Sinónimosentrenchfortifyhunker down

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