out of the hole

[out of the hole] {adv.}

or {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1a. With a score better than zero in a game; especially a card game, to a score above zero.

* /It took us a long time to get out of the hole in the card game./

1b. Even with an opponent after being behind; out of trouble in a sport or game.

* /The team played very hard, but could not get out of the hole./

2. Out of debt; ahead financially.

* /It was a small business, but it was wisely managed, and it kept out of the hole./

* /The first year was bad, but after that Fred got out of the hole./

Contrast: IN THE HOLE.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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