dig in (one's) heels



dig in (one's) heels

To cling stubbornly to one's beliefs or wishes. Please let me tell my side of the story before you dig in your heels on this, OK? Well, I told Grace she can't go, and now she's dug in her heels as if this party is the most important thing in her life.
See also: dig, heel

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Emory['eməri]
Asen-Bulgarian
Marcelmar-SEL (French), MAHR-tsel (Polish), MAHR-sel (Dutch, German)French, Catalan, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Dutch, German
Nickerson['nikəsn]
HermesHUR-meez (English)Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Yefet-Biblical Hebrew