| 释义 |
Idiom dig into a holedig (yourself) into a hole British & Australian, informal to do something which makes you embarrassed or causes you problems which will be difficult to solve.The government is digging itself into an even deeper hole by refusing to admit it made a mistake.
dig (oneself) in(to) a holeTo get oneself into a difficult, undesirable, or disadvantageous position. Boy, I really dug myself into a hole by procrastinating on this paper until the last minute. dig yourself into a hole If someone digs themselves into a hole, they get themselves into a difficult or embarrassing situation. By continuing to lie, he was digging himself into a hole. dig yourself into a hole (or dig a hole for yourself) get yourself into an awkward or restrictive situation.dig yourself (into) a ˈhole get yourself into a bad situation that it will be very difficult to get out of: When I started lying to him, I realized that I was digging myself into a hole which would be very difficult to get out of. |