idiom
dig in one's heels
DIG in wunz HEELZ
dɪɡ ɪn wʌnz hiːlzListen
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Syllable breakdown
diginone'sheels
Dictionary meaning
to stubbornly refuse to change one's position or course of action; to resist pressure or persuasion with determination; to become more entrenched the more one is pushed to change
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