Idiom
dig a hole for oneself
Meaning
To take an action or create a situation from which it is difficult to extricate.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Stop arguing with the boss or you will dig a hole for yourself.”
“By lying about his experience during the interview, he really dug a hole for himself when they asked for proof.”
“The politician continued to offer contradictory explanations, effectively digging a hole for himself that even his most loyal supporters could no longer defend.”
Examples
simple
“Stop arguing with the boss or you will dig a hole for yourself.”
contextual
“By lying about his experience during the interview, he really dug a hole for himself when they asked for proof.”
complex
“The politician continued to offer contradictory explanations, effectively digging a hole for himself that even his most loyal supporters could no longer defend.”
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