# dig out of a hole

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/dig-out-of-a-hole
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To save someone or something from trouble.

## Examples

- I need your help to dig out of a hole.
- The company lost a lot of money, and it will take years to dig out of a hole.
- Despite his best efforts to manage the mounting debt, he found it increasingly difficult to dig out of a hole created by his poor financial decisions.

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