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dug out of a hole

dug out of a hole is the simple past and past participle 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 dug out of a hole

What is dug out of a hole the simple past and past participle of?
Dug out of a hole is the simple past and past participle of dig out of a hole.

Words near dug out of a hole in the dictionary

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

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