Dig your heels in

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I have tried to use "dig your heels in" in my sentence. Would you please correct my mistakes?

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon had dug her heels in and said that the referendum on independence would be held no matter what the UK government decided.
 
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It's OK if you have a reason to use the past perfect 'had dug' instead of the simple past.
 
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I think I made a mistake. I should have used the simple past.
 
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The present perfect would work there too.
 
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