hole

hole idiom
In addition to the idioms beginning with hole, also see ace in the hole; black hole; in a bind (hole); in the hole; money burns a hole in one's pocket; need like a hole in the head; pick holes in; square peg in a round hole.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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