"dig down" meaning in English

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    {
      "form": "digging down",
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      "form": "dug down",
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          "text": "It's gonna be expensive, so we'll have to dig down to pay for it.",
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      "glosses": [
        "To scrounge or spend money, especially large amounts."
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        "(intransitive) To scrounge or spend money, especially large amounts."
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          "text": "You have to dig down into your feelings.",
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      "glosses": [
        "To find the root or base of something."
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        "(intransitive) To find the root or base of something."
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          "text": "The 'slab track' system negates the need to divert utilities such as gas pipes and telecoms cables by only digging down to a depth of 30cm.",
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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dig, down."
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      "form": "digs down",
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        "present",
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    {
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      "glosses": [
        "To scrounge or spend money, especially large amounts."
      ],
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        "(intransitive) To scrounge or spend money, especially large amounts."
      ],
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        "intransitive"
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        "To find the root or base of something."
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        "(intransitive) To find the root or base of something."
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