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Equivalent English phrase for this?"don't roll around where you've fallen"

In my language, we have a phrase which roughly translates to "don't roll around where you've fallen". It indicates that a person has said or done something stupid. Then when someone points this out, they still dontdon't stop and pretend to be right, in order to avoid shame due to being wrong. Hence the phrase means  : "You've already fallen, don't try to roll around and pretend you're still up".

Equivalent English phrase for this?

In my language, we have a phrase which roughly translates to "don't roll around where you've fallen". It indicates that a person has said or done something stupid. Then when someone points this out, they still dont stop and pretend to be right, in order to avoid shame due to being wrong. Hence the phrase means  : "You've already fallen, don't try to roll around and pretend you're still up"

Equivalent English phrase for "don't roll around where you've fallen"

In my language, we have a phrase which roughly translates to "don't roll around where you've fallen". It indicates that a person has said or done something stupid. Then when someone points this out, they still don't stop and pretend to be right, in order to avoid shame due to being wrong. Hence the phrase means: "You've already fallen, don't try to roll around and pretend you're still up".

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Equivalent English phrase for this?

In my language, we have a phrase which roughly translates to "don't roll around where you've fallen". It indicates that a person has said or done something stupid. Then when someone points this out, they still dont stop and pretend to be right, in order to avoid shame due to being wrong. Hence the phrase means : "You've already fallen, don't try to roll around and pretend you're still up"