dig into

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action d'examiner ou d'étudier quelque chose en profondeur, ou de commencer à manger avec enthousiasme.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of investigating or examining something thoroughly, or starting to eat with enthusiasm.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Start eating eagerlyinformal

   To begin eating food with enthusiasm or appetite.

   se jeter sur la nourriture

   • The kids dug into the pizza as soon as it arrived.
   • He dug into his dinner after a long day at work.
   • We all dug into the delicious cake at the party.

   Synonymesdevourgobblepolish offscarfwolf down

2. Investigate thoroughlyinformal

   To examine or research something in great detail.

   Creuser (dans une enquête)

   • The journalist dug into the company's financial records.
   • She dug into the archives to find the original document.
   • The detective dug into the case for months.

   Synonymesexamineexplorego intoinvestigatelook intoproberesearchscrutinize

3. Use a resourceinformal

   To start using a supply or reserve of something.

   Puiser dans

   • They dug into their savings to pay for the repairs.
   • We had to dig into our emergency fund after the accident.
   • He dug into his knowledge to solve the complex problem.

   Synonymesaccessdip intoexploitmineuseutilize

   Antonymesaccumulateconservehoardpreservesave

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