Sentence examples of "dig in heels" in English

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Not a drop of rain fell for a month, so they had to dig a well. Einen Monat lang ist nicht ein einziger Tropfen Regen gefallen, darum mussten sie einen Brunnen graben.

He showed his heels to us. Er zeigte uns seine Fersen.

The dog was walking at his heels. Der Hund ging auf seinen Fersen.

As he couldn't take it any more, he took to his heels. Als er es nicht mehr ertragen konnte, ergriff er die Flucht.

He fell head over heels into the pool. Er fiel kopfüber in das Schwimmbecken.

I've sat on my heels for so long my legs have fallen asleep. Ich hab so lange auf den Fersen gesessen, bis meine Beine taub geworden sind.

She fell head over heels from the ladder. Sie fiel Hals über Kopf von der Leiter.

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