Standing firm & digging in
Is it correct to say that "standing firm" and "digging in" are synonyms?
If not, when should I use each of them?
Would you please give me a couple of examples?
Thank you
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These are synonymous - meaning "not wavering" - but "digging in" would have to be used with "his heels," for example: He was standing firm/digging in his heels in his belief that his methods would eventually prove successful. He was digging in his heels/standing firm, refusing to budge an inch on his position.
- These are synonymous - meaning "not wavering" - but "digging in" would have to be used with "his heels," for example: He was standing firm/digging in his heels in his belief that his methods would eventually prove successful.
- He was digging in his heels/standing firm, refusing to budge an inch on his position.
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These are synonymous - meaning "not wavering" - but "digging in" would have to be used with "his heels," for example:
He was standing firm/digging in his heels in his belief that his methods would eventually prove successful.
He was digging in his heels/standing firm, refusing to budge an inch on his position.
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