English Explanatory Dictionary

if you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. When finding oneself in a troubling situation, one should first make sure one is not making the situation worse by one's own actions before addressing all other causes.

Word forms

if you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging

Synonyms

when you are in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging when you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging

Related words

when you're up to your neck in alligators, it's hard to remember that your initial objective was to drain the swamp
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