Dig himself into a hole In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "dig himself into a hole", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Evelyn Nguyen

2021-03-14 08:03

dig a hole for yourself

Dig yourself into a hole verb phrase

Get yourself into a difficult or disadvantageous situation

By advocating abortion, the party dug itself a hole.

Lisa has dug herself a hole by not handing the report.

The President-elect has dug a hole by assuring 50 thousands jobs in his term.

As you cheated on the supervisor, you dug a hole for yourself.

these things are sent to try us

This idiom is often used to express that you should accept an unpleasant situation or event because you cannot change it.

Long Pole in the Tent

somebody or something that causes delay in a project or a task that takes a long period of time to finish

The author of your own misfortune

to be blamed because of one's own problem

When you experience extreme and undesirable situations, it is probably essential to take extreme actions

to ask for trouble

to behave in a way that is likely to incur problems or difficulties

The verb "dig" should be conjugated according to its tense.

This idiom originated from the Bible Psalm 7:15.