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[hole] See: [ACE IN THE HOLE], [BURN A HOLE IN ONE'S POCKET], [IN A HOLE] or [IN A SPOT], [IN THE HOLE], [OUT OF THE HOLE], [SQUARE PEG IN A […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in the hole

[in the hole] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1a. Having a score lower than zero in a game, especially a card game; to a score below zero. * /John went […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in a hole

[in a hole] or [in a spot] {adj. phr.}, {informal} In an embarrassing or difficult position; in some trouble. * /When the restaurant cook left at the beginning of the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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