dig somebody in the ribs

She dug him in the ribs with her sharp elbow.

Lilo was on her feet now, and she dug Vaffa hard in the ribs.

Leo dug me in the ribs and I yelped.

I said, and yelped when Leo dug me in the ribs again.

I rounded on Leo before he could dig me in the ribs again and shoved him.

His mother had dug him hard in the ribs.

Castor dug him in the ribs but it was too late.

He laughed uproariously and dug me in the ribs as if he had said something funny.

One of the men standing beside him dug him in the ribs.

Ellen dug her sister in the ribs and set them all off laughing again.