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E.E. Cummings

It is said that if the dead who died in the Great

War were placed head to feet, they would stretch

from New York to San Francisco, and from San

Francisco back again to New York; and if those

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dig deep

Part of SpeechverbUsed In Literature ↓

To make a lot of effort with all one's resources.

In a Sentence

If you want to join the marines, there's no room for laziness. You really have to dig deep.

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