DIG A HOLE FOR YOURSELF

If you dig a hole for yourself (or dig yourself into a hole), you get yourself into a difficult situation, possibly by saying or doing something unwise.

Examples

“Max continued to gamble and eventually dug himself into a hole from which he struggled to climb out.”

“They dug themselves into a hole that may be too deep to climb out of this season. ”

“‘My client dug a hole for himself and harmed others with his misconduct,’ his lawyer Joe Markson told the hearing.”


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Updated Tuesday 03 March 2020