to dig oneself into a hole
[dig] a hole for {oneself}to dig oneself into a hole
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to do something that gets oneself stuck into a difficulty
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Disapproving
Idiom
Informal
Exempel
His only regret, it appears, is digging a hole for himself by answering questions in the first instance.
The party has really dug itself into a hole with its economic policies.
