digger

(as) cold as a well digger's ass (in January)

rude slang Extremely cold. Ugh, the winters here are cold as a well digger's ass—that's why I'm moving to Florida. Ack, don't touch me! Your hands are as cold as a well digger's ass in January!
See also: ass, cold, well

(as) cold as a well digger's feet (in January)

Extremely cold. Ugh, the winters here are cold as a well digger's feet—that's why I'm moving to Florida. Ack, don't touch me! Your hands are as cold as a well digger's feet in January!
See also: cold, feet, well

Digger

informal A soldier in the First or Second World Wars. Primarily heard in Australia, New Zealand. My grandfather was a Digger. He married my grandmother right before he left for war, but he never made it home.

gold digger

A person who only pursues romantic relationships with wealthy partners for financial gain. Scott's friends warned him that Tracy was a gold digger and was only interested in marrying him for his money.
See also: digger, gold

stall the digger

Stop. Primarily heard in Ireland. Stall the digger! These people need to cross the street!
See also: digger, stall
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

gold digger

n. a woman who pays attention to a man solely because of his wealth. (Certainly also applicable to men as well.) Sam called Sally a “gold digger,” and she was devastated.
See also: digger, gold

hole digger

n. a lowly ditch digger; a common laborer. (As disparaging as burger-flipper.) Yo want to spend the rest of your life as a drunken hole digger?
See also: digger, hole
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • January
  • welldigger
  • (as) cold as a well digger's feet (in January)
  • (as) cold as a witch's caress
  • witch
  • caress
  • (as) cold as a witch's teat
  • (as) cold as a witch's tit
References in periodicals archive
FEBRUARY 1, 2019 The Asda supermarket at the Junction Retail Park on the Ballymena Road in Antrim lost two ATMs when a large digger ripped them from the side of the building.
MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH IN CASH MACHINE RAIDS; Timeline of when thieves struck across Ireland
Earlier this year, Akiemboto gave the green light for small scale goldminers to start digging for gold in the Roma pit, after agreement reached an agreement with the Canadian firm for the gold diggers to work in the area.
SURINAME-DEATH-Illegal miner killed in Iamgold's gold mine in Suriname
Archie in the giant digger, named after the brave youngster who was also given a hi-vis jacket and helmet
Firm names new digger after brave Archie, 5
They witnessed the men using the digger to lift the ATM into the boot of the car.
Man jailed after using digger to steal cash machine; COURT
CCTV reportedly captured a digger being stolen from a site in Formby
Van with 'stolen' digger crashes through Mersey Tunnel barrier
By using the long mechanical arm of the dredger, the dredger driver managed to haul the digger back to safety.
Deeply grateful: Digger rescued in coast drama
The scene at the Texaco garage in Gale Road, Kirkby, after a digger was used to smash into the Spar shop and steal a cash machine
Digger smashes into petrol station shop in cash machine robbery; These pictures show the damage to the Spar shop in a Kirkby Texaco garage
WRECK The facade of the shop is a mess after being smashed by digger. Pic: Alan Simpson
SMASH & GRAB JCB RAIDERS HIT CASH MACHINE; gang crash digger into newsagents Shop left severely damaged but crooks flee without any money
The digger was left behind by the thieves who loaded the cash machine on to the back of a pick-up truck before making off, officers say.
Digger used to rip cash machine from wall
A witness driving in front of the tractor said the vehicle had been towing a digger when the digger arm hit the bridge at the Crossgates roundabout.
Tractor overturns and damages rail bridge
Then I get the faint smell of coal oil in the air as I recall the time when a post-hole digger left its mark on my toe.
MY FAVORITE WORST JOB: Digging Post Holes
Digger the dog has yet to be reunited with his Palatine family, but a settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed over his 2015 escape from a boarding facility.
Suit settled over dog's boarding facility escape
A fourth man has been arrested in connection with a spate of attempted digger thefts in theFarnhamarea.
Police thwart second digger theft in Farnham in as many days; Four people have now been arrested in connection with two theft incidents over Monday and Tuesday (January 15-16)
THIS is the moment brazen thieves broke into a Wolverhampton unit dressed as workmen, then drove away in PS25,000 digger.
THE 3MPH GETAWAY; brazen thieves dressed as workmen drive off with PS25,000 mini digger
PASSENGERS faced delays after a truck carrying a digger hit a railway bridge.
Truck hits railway bridge