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dug one's heels in

dug one's heels in is the simple past and past participle of dig one's heels in.

Meaning of dig one's heels in

Verb

dig one's heels in (third-person singular simple present digs one's heels in, present participle digging one's heels in, simple past and past participle dug one's heels in)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dig, heel, in.

Questions about dug one's heels in

What is dug one's heels in the simple past and past participle of?
Dug one's heels in is the simple past and past participle of dig one's heels in.

Words near dug one's heels in in the dictionary

  1. dug in one's heels
  2. dug into
  3. dug on
  4. dug one's grave with a fork
  5. dug one's grave with a fork and spoon
  6. dug one's heels in
  7. dug one's own grave
  8. dug oneself in a hole
  9. dug oneself into a hole
  10. dug out
  11. dug out of a hole

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