每日学英语:Dig oneself into a hole 给自己挖坑

2023-10-27 14:14:26  每日学英语
“dig oneself into a hole”字面意思自己给自己挖了个坑,用来比喻“使自己陷入困境,把自己推入困境,让自己处于不利位置”。

【例句】
He was digging himself into a hole by continuing to lie.
他说谎不断,简直就是自己在给自己挖坑。

Boy, I really dug myself into a hole by procrastinating on this paper until the last minute.
天啊,我真的让自己陷入困境,把这篇论文拖到了最后一刻。

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