digging it

Meanings

1. 1phrasefixed phraseinformal

   Enjoying something very much; liking what is happening.

   Grammar: Use it after 'be' or 'really': I'm digging it, she's really digging it. It usually refers to a situation or activity, not a person.

   Patterns

   • be digging it
   • really digging it
   • not digging it

   I wasn't sure about the new song at first, but now I'm digging it.

   They played the whole album and everyone was digging it.

   She's really digging it here in the new apartment.

2. 2phrasefixed phraseinformal

   Understanding or appreciating an idea or joke.

   Grammar: Often used in the negative: not digging it, meaning not understanding or not liking it.

   Patterns

   • not digging it
   • digging the joke

   I explained the plan twice, but he still wasn't digging it.

   The audience was digging the joke and laughed loudly.

Common combinations

really digging it

I'm really digging this new café.

not digging it

He tried the game but wasn't digging it.

everyone is digging it

The crowd was loud because everyone was digging it.

Synonyms and how they differ

enjoying it

This is the neutral, standard way to say the same thing; use it in formal writing where 'digging it' would be too casual.

loving it

This is stronger and more emotional than 'digging it', which is more relaxed and slangy.

Opposites

Word family

dig verb

Informal: to like or enjoy something.

Commonly confused: digging it or dig in?

Practice

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