A durable stick, usually sharpened, often with attachments to facilitate pushing or pulling, used in subsistence agriculture for digging or tilling.

(idiomatic, usually with on) To examine in order to find negative information for public opinion, usually with the purpose of embarrassing or discrediting a person.

(idiomatic, transitive) To save someone or something from trouble.

(idiomatic) To act in a determined manner by firmly maintaining one's beliefs, demands, situation, etc. in the face of opposition.

(informal, idiomatic) To put oneself in even more trouble.

present participle of dig oneself in a hole

Alternative form of dig oneself in a hole

(informal) to create a situation that is difficult to get out of.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dig one's heels in

(idiomatic) to refuse to change one's plans or ideas, especially when counseled otherwise / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dig, heel, in.