dig (someone or oneself) out of a hole
dig (someone or oneself) out of a hole
To find a solution to or help recover from a particularly difficult situation, especially one created by a mistake, misfortune, or ill judgment. The line cooks had a huge amount of orders to fill, so the manager helped them plate the food to dig them out of a hole. My little brother is always getting in trouble with the law, and it's always me who has to go dig him out of a hole! We made a few bad investments last year, and we've been digging ourselves out of a hole ever since.
See also: dig, hole, of, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- have a rough trot
- a rough trot
- be a rough trot
- Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, the
- go hard with
- go hard with (someone)
- take pity
- take pity on
- take pity on (someone or something)
- keep your pecker up