"dig one's heels in" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: digs one's heels in [present, singular, third-person], digging one's heels in [participle, present], dug one's heels in [participle, past], dug one's heels in [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|dig<,,dug> one's heels in}} dig one's heels in (third-person singular simple present digs one's heels in, present participle digging one's heels in, simple past and past participle dug one's heels in)
  1. (idiomatic) to refuse to change one's plans or ideas, especially when counseled otherwise Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-dig_one's_heels_in-en-verb-zCyneSrO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English predicates, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English predicates: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 36
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dig, heel, in.
    Sense id: en-dig_one's_heels_in-en-verb-4VNDXqbF Categories (other): English predicates Disambiguation of English predicates: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dig in one's heels, harden someone's heart

Inflected forms

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