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Discover LudwigThe phrase "dig at" is grammatically correct and commonly used in written English.
It means to make a critical or sarcastic comment about someone or something. Example: During the meeting, the boss took a subtle dig at John's presentation skills by saying "I guess we all have different definitions of what a 'stellar' presentation looks like."
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Dig at Samsung.
Dig at Hillary's latest email dump, check.
So why not dig at something deeper?
In April 1870, Schliemann began to dig at Hisarlik.
"You can dig as deep as you want," Leach says, "or not dig at all".
Josh and Russ dig at one another throughout the day.
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Ms. Baldwin digs at the air furiously.
An excavating 3 A.M. bark, digging and digging at nothing.
People have always dug at home," he said.
The case for digging at Maddhapara looks strong.
They also have dug at least 500 vernal ponds.
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