sweet digs

Meanings

1. 1phrasepluralinformal

   A place to live that is pleasant or impressive, especially a room, apartment, or house.

   Grammar: Used as a plural noun phrase; it takes a plural verb: 'Their digs are huge.'

   Patterns

   • someone's digs
   • have/get sweet digs
   • sweet digs in a place

   After months in hostels, Mia finally found sweet digs near the beach.

   He showed us his sweet digs: a bright studio with a view of the park.

   For that rent, you'd expect sweet digs, but the place was tiny.

2. 2phrasepluralinformalBritishold-fashioned

   Lodging rented from a landlord, especially by a student or young worker.

   Grammar: In this older British use, 'digs' means rented rooms and is always plural.

   Patterns

   • live in digs
   • find digs
   • student digs

   In his first year at university he lived in digs above a bakery.

   The landlady rented digs to students during term time.

Common combinations

sweet digs

They've got sweet digs right in the city center.

find digs

It took her a week to find digs she could afford.

move into digs

He moved into digs near the campus in September.

student digs

Student digs in that area are cramped but cheap.

Synonyms and how they differ

lodgings

More formal and neutral; it names rented rooms without suggesting they are especially nice.

pad

Also informal for a home, but usually suggests a cool apartment rather than rented rooms.

quarters

Often used for military or staff housing, so it sounds more official than 'digs'.

Word family

digs noun

Informal plural noun for rented rooms or living space.

Commonly confused: sweet digs or dig?

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