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dig/get out of a hole

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dig/get someone out of a hole (British & Australian, informal)

to help someone who is in a difficult situation. She got me out of a hole by lending me the money for the flight back to New York. I managed to dig myself out of a hole by pretending I had only been joking. (often reflexive)

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