Digging his heels in?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Faced">Faced</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="dug">dug</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="heels">heels</span> <span word="in">in</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="word">word</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="budge">budge</span>.</p><p><span word="Whatever">Whatever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="criticize">criticize</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="valid">valid</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="criticisms">criticisms</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="wrongdoing">wrongdoing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reform">reform</span>, <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="doubling">doubling</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="behaving">behaving</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>.</p><p><span word="Sounds">Sounds</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>.</p><p><span word="Sound">Sound</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span>?</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="frankly">frankly</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="fair">fair</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="digging">digging</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="heels">heels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="refusing">refusing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>, <span word="ever">ever</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="digging">digging</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="heels">heels</span>” <span word="or">or</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> “<span word="digging">digging</span> <span word="in">in</span>”.</p><p><span word="Literally">Literally</span>, <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="dig">dig</span> <span word="in">in</span> – <span word="by">by</span> <span word="digging">digging</span> <span word="holes">holes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trenches">trenches</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battlefield">battlefield</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retreat">retreat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resist">resist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attacking">attacking</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="defeated">defeated</span> – <span word="or">or</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="die">die</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="until">until</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="trenches">trenches</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tug">tug</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="war">war</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tug">tug</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="war">war</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="firmly">firmly</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="pulling">pulling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rope">rope</span> <span word="back">back</span>; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="heels">heels</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="firmly">firmly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="heels">heels</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>.</p>
页:
[1]