be in the hole Idiom

ace in the hole

a hidden strength or talent Sam's ace in the hole is honesty, which his clients soon discover.

burn a hole in one

money that you want to spend quickly I just got paid today and this money is burning a hole in my pocket.

burn a hole in your pocket

feel that you have to spend your money If money burns a hole in your pocket, invest it.

buttonhole you

stop you and talk to you, corner you and bore you At the meeting, Al buttonholed me and asked me to vote Reform.

don't know your ass from a hole in the ground

you are ignorant, you are mistaken, mixed up He said one member of the cult was so confused he didn't know his ass from a hole in the ground.

go the whole hog

make a thorough job of something They really went the whole hog in their efforts to welcome the foreign visitors.

go whole hog

do something completely or thoroughly They went whole hog in their effort to make sure that the convention was a success.

hole in one (golf)

hit the ball from the tee into the cup in one stroke There's a $50 prize for a hole in one at the Pines Golf Course.

hole in the wall

a small place to live, stay in or work in; small hidden or inferior place We went for a drink at a little hole in the wall near the university last night.

hole up

hide and wait, find a place to stay until it is safe The robbers were holed up in a motel on Hastings Street.

be in the hole

1. slang To abridgement money or some added resource; to be in debt. I'm absolutely in the aperture afterwards that night at the casino. That vacation was great, except that I'm absolutely in the aperture now for canicule off.2. slang To be at a disadvantage back arena a sport, abnormally to be abaft in points. Boy, they're absolutely in the hole, down three goals in the aboriginal period.3. To accept a account lower than aught back arena a agenda game. I did able-bodied with the aboriginal few hands, but now I'm consistently in the hole.Learn more: hole

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hold your horses hold your mouth the right way hold your nose hold your own hold your tongue holding the bag hole in one (golf) hole in the wall hole up holier-than-thou hollow leg holy cats holy cow holy mackeral holy mackerel holy Moses holy pile be in the bag be in the balance be in the best of health be in the best possible taste be in the black be in the bullpen be in the calm before the storm be in the care of (someone) be in the catbird seat be in the charge of (someone) be in the chips be in the clear be in the club be in the dark be in the doghouse be in the doldrums be in the drink be in the driving seat be in the eye of the storm be in the firing line be in the first flush of (something) be in the frame be in the front line be in the grip of be in the groove be in the hole be in the know be in the Land of Nod be in the land of the living be in the lap of the gods be in the limelight be in the loop be in the mainstream (of something) be in the market for be in the middle of (something or some place) be in the middle of something/of doing something be in the money be in the mood for (something) be in the mood for something/for doing something be in the mood to do (something) be in the pay of (someone or something) be in the pay of somebody/something be in the picture be in the pink be in the pink of condition be in the pink of health be in the pipeline be in the pocket be in the poorhouse be in the public eye be in the pudding club