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digs out of a hole

digs out of a hole is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dig out of a hole.

Meaning of dig out of a hole

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

Questions about digs out of a hole

What is digs out of a hole the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Digs out of a hole is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dig out of a hole.

Words near digs out of a hole in the dictionary

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

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