dig out of a hole

verb

To save someone or something from trouble.

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Meanings

verbdig out of a hole (third-person singular simple present digs out of a hole, present participle digging out of a hole, simple past and past participle dug out of a hole)

present singular third person digs out of a hole · participle present digging out of a hole · participle past dug out of a hole · past dug out of a hole

  1. idiomatictransitiveTo save someone or something from trouble.

    The Blues, without new big-money signings Fernando Torres and David Luiz, relied on their old guard to dig them out of an early hole.

    2011 February 1, Saj Chowdhury, “Sunderland 2 - 4 Chelsea”, in BBC
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APA

dig out of a hole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dig%20out%20of%20a%20hole

MLA

“dig out of a hole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dig%20out%20of%20a%20hole. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dig out of a hole,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dig%20out%20of%20a%20hole.

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