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Meaning of dig out of a hole | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To save someone or something from trouble.

idiomatic, transitive

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

dig over dig round dig up dig up dirt digest digested