Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Dig one's heels in'. MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Dig one's heels in'.

A. To refuse stubbornly to change one's mind

B. To dig in the ground

C. To run fast

D. To relax

Answer: Option A

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It means to resist firmly.

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