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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.
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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.
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knocker
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low blow
mordacious
mordancy
pile
slam
union-basher
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