Dig up
Dig up verb - To come upon after searching, study, or effort.
Open
Open verb - To change from a closed to an open position.
Both terms in one sentence
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Shovels are normally used to clear obstructions in corridors, such as thorny thickets and stone rubble, but they can also be used to dig up graves, smash open certain cabinets, chests, and stone coffins, or prop open giant oysters.
Source: Videogame / Darkest Dungeon -
In Gun Crazy: A Woman From Nowhere, the Big Bad's goons dig up the briefcase with the money they are after and open it... only to discover that, along with the money, there is a large amount of explosives inside.
Source: Oh Crap / Film -
We got us a map That leads us to a hidden box That's all locked up with locks And buried deep away We'll dig up the box We know it's full of precious booty Burst open the locks And then we'll say "Hurray"!
Source: Series / LazyTown
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Open and Dig up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dig_up/open
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