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hole in the wall

British  

noun

  1. another name for cash dispenser

  2. a small dingy place, esp one difficult to find

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hole in the wall Idioms  

  1. A small, modest, or obscure place, as in My new apartment is just a hole in the wall, or Believe it or not, that little hole in the wall is a great restaurant. This graphic term is often used disparagingly. [First half of 1800s]

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The hallway is barricaded though — a maintenance crew had torn open a hole in the wall — so the only way back is to either walk past his room or avoid it by going up the west stairwell and back down the east stairwell to reception.

From Literature

He got down on his knees, cut a round hole in the wall, and crawled out.

From Literature

If you’re a Pats hater who enjoyed their all-too-brief idle in the NFL wilderness, it’s enough to make you want to kick a hole in the wall—-next to the hole you kicked in the wall the last time the Patriots were this good.

From The Wall Street Journal

And I thought the worst part was going to be trying to squeeze Father through that hole in the wall...

From Literature

The fire stick blows another hole in the wall, expanding my broken plank into a true escape hatch.

From Literature

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