dig (yourself) into a hole

British & Australian, informal

to do something which makes you embarrassed or causes you problems which will be difficult to solve.

The government is digging itself into an even deeper hole by refusing to admit it made a mistake.

• sweep something under the rug
• sweep the board
• sweep under the carpet
• sweep under the rug
• sweet deal
• sweeten the pill
• sweet Fanny Adams
• sweet nothings
• sweet-talk into
• sweet-talk into doing something
• sweet-talk someone into
• sweet-talk someone into doing something
• sweet tooth
• swept away
• swept up
• swept up in
• swept up in something
• swh off the map
• swim against the tide
• swim in
• swim in something
• swim with the tide
• swing at
• swing at someone
• swing at something