dig out

Meaning

1. 1

   dig sb / sth out (of sth)

   to remove sb / sth from somewhere by digging the ground around them or it

   More than a dozen people were dug out of the avalanche alive.

2. 2

   dig sb / sth out (of sth)

   to find sth that has been hidden or forgotten for a long time

   I went to the attic and dug out Grandad's medals.

In the movies · 15

• And then I'll dig out that expensive cover-up.Black Swan2010
• Why wait a thousand years to dig out?The Tomorrow War2021
• Straight into the bloodstream Ain t nothing to dig outUnderworld2003
• You can't dig out the truth and kill Laeddis at the same time.Shutter Island2010
• Dig you out. My goodness. There, it's Miss...We Bought a Zoo2011
• What do we do with all the dirt we're gonna dig out the hole?The Bank Job2008
• So get back there and dig the plane out.Con Air1997
• - Joey, dig it out of there. Dig it out! - I love the pitch!Good Will Hunting1997

Learn it in full scenes

• Good Will Hunting1997
  • Will Fights Carmine
  • Will Shuts Down a Harvard Grad Student
  • Lambeau Tracks Down Will

From the same entry

• dig deep
• dig your heels in
• dig in your pocket , savings
• dig in the ribs
• dig yourself into a hole
• dig your own grave
• dig in
• dig in
• dig yourself in
• dig into
• dig into
• dig over