Idiom
dig one's heels in
Meaning
to refuse to change one's plans or ideas, especially when counseled otherwise
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He digs his heels in whenever I suggest a new plan.”
“Even though the team presented better options, the manager dug his heels in and refused to change the project deadline.”
“Despite the mounting evidence that his strategy was failing, the CEO dug his heels in, stubbornly rejecting any advice from his board of directors.”
Examples
simple
“He digs his heels in whenever I suggest a new plan.”
contextual
“Even though the team presented better options, the manager dug his heels in and refused to change the project deadline.”
complex
“Despite the mounting evidence that his strategy was failing, the CEO dug his heels in, stubbornly rejecting any advice from his board of directors.”
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