| 词汇 | take-a-dig-at |
| 释义 | take a dig at someone/something collocation (alsomake a dig at someone/something, also UKhave a dig at someone/something) to say something that is intended to criticize, embarrass, or make a joke about someone or something: In Britain, the newspapers love to take a dig at politicians. Stop taking digs at your mother all the time. You have a dig at my grammar, which is perfect, whilst making errors yourself! She spotted an opportunity to make a dig at the government. See dignoun haveverb takeverb makeverb He's far more likely to take a dig at himself than anyone else. She can't resist taking a dig at the contested Florida election results. Having digs at people and gloating about yourself only proves that you're a shallow, insecure person. He's always taking a dig at me! The two managers can't resist making digs at each other. Disapproving & criticizing anathematize animadversion aspersion aw backbite barrel bash belabour boo disapprobation excoriate knock knocker let someone have both barrelsidiom low blow mordacious mordancy pile slam union-basher |
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