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dig out of a hole

dig out of a hole verb: to save someone or something from trouble.

Verb

dig 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)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To 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

Forms of dig out of a hole

third-person singular presentdigs out of a hole
present participledigging out of a hole
past participledug out of a hole
pastdug out of a hole

Questions about dig out of a hole

What does dig out of a hole mean?
Dig out of a hole means to save someone or something from trouble.
What part of speech is dig out of a hole?
Dig out of a hole is a verb.
What is the past tense of dig out of a hole?
The past tense of dig out of a hole is dug out of a hole.

Words near dig out of a hole in the dictionary

  1. dig one's heels in
  2. dig one's own grave
  3. dig oneself in a hole
  4. dig oneself into a hole
  5. dig out
  6. dig out of a hole
  7. dig over
  8. dig round
  9. dig up
  10. dig up dirt
  11. dig yourself

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