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Reader question: Please explain “dig deep”, as in this sentence: People will always dig deep for their hobbies. My comments: Hobbies are activities you enjoy doing in your free time. Golf, mountain climbing, horse riding, photography, naming a few. Hobbies such as these can be expensive. Therefore, to have one of these hobbies may set you back considerably financially. In other words, you’ll have to spend a lot of money on them. But, since they’re hobbies, things you like to do, you often don’t mind shelling out for them. I’ve heard of an amateur photographer who buys every new updated model of his camera on the market, each new version costlier than the last. But, since he likes it, nothing, nobody can stop him from buying them. Hence the above assertion: People will always dig deep for their hobbies. “Dig deep” here literally means digging deep into one’s pocket. Suppose you store a lot of money in your pocket, that pocket needs to be deep (large), hence “having a deep pocket” is synonymous to having a lot of money. And, since that pocket is deep, you have to dig deep, reaching into the depth of it to fetch bills and coins down in there. “Digging deep” also suggests that people are making a strong and determined effort. Come to think of it, originally “digging deep” must have at least partially been inspired by activities such as digging (mining) for gold. | 
