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词组 hole
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hole

blow a hole in ruin the effectiveness of something.

dig yourself into a hole: seedig.

hole in the wall

1 a small dingy place, especially a business or, in the USA, a place where alcoholic drinks are sold illegally.

2 an automatic cash dispenser installed in the outside wall of a bank.

hole something below the waterline damage something irreparably.

☞ The image is of a ship with a hole or holes in its hull below the surface of the water, which will inevitably lead to its sinking.

2010Guardian The former managing director, who led the Emirates project and the associated property development that could yet hole the club below the waterline financially, also exited.

in a hole in an awkward situation from which it is difficult to escape. informal

☞ This figurative use of hole has been in use since the mid 18th century (compare with dig yourself into a hole atdig). The British politician Denis Healey described the first law of politics as 'when you are in a hole, stop digging'.

in the hole in debt. North American

money burns a hole in your pocket: seemoney.

need something like a hole in the head used to emphasize that someone has absolutely no need or desire for something. informal

☞ The expression is a translation of Yiddish ich darf es vi a loch in kop 'I need it like a hole in the head'.

pick holes criticize.

a square peg in a round hole: seepeg.

top hole: seetop.

watering hole: seewatering.

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