- make a hole in something
- informal
to use a large part of an amount of money
Childcare can make a huge hole in parents' budgets.
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make a hole in something
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make a hole in something — informal phrase to use a large part of an amount of money Childcare can make a huge hole in parents’ budgets. Thesaurus: to spend or to pay moneysynonym Main entry: hole * * * make a ˈhole in sth … Useful english dictionary
make a hole in something — blow/make a hole in (something) if something makes a hole in an amount of money, it takes a lot of that money to pay for it. The trip made a hole in our savings, but it was worth it. The new tax is likely to blow an enormous hole in our profits … New idioms dictionary
make a hole in — blow/make a hole in (something) if something makes a hole in an amount of money, it takes a lot of that money to pay for it. The trip made a hole in our savings, but it was worth it. The new tax is likely to blow an enormous hole in our profits … New idioms dictionary
poke a hole in something — phrase to make a hole in something by pushing something through it He had poked a hole in his blanket. Thesaurus: to make a hole, dent or line in somethingsynonym holes and openings in surfaceshyponym Main entry: poke … Useful english dictionary
blow a hole in something — blow/make a hole in (something) if something makes a hole in an amount of money, it takes a lot of that money to pay for it. The trip made a hole in our savings, but it was worth it. The new tax is likely to blow an enormous hole in our profits … New idioms dictionary
poke a hole in something — to make a hole in something by pushing something through it He had poked a hole in his blanket … English dictionary
hole — hole1 W2S1 [həul US houl] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(space in something solid)¦ 2¦(space something can go through)¦ 3¦(empty place)¦ 4¦(weak part)¦ 5¦(animal s home)¦ 6¦(unpleasant place)¦ 7¦(golf)¦ 8 hole in one 9 make a hole in som … Dictionary of contemporary English
hole — hole1 [ houl ] noun count *** 1. ) a space dug in the surface of the ground: Workers dug a 30 foot hole in the ground. rabbit/mouse hole: a field containing several rabbit holes a ) a small space in the ground for hitting the ball into in golf.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hole — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hol (from neuter of hol, adjective, hollow) & holh; akin to Old High German hol, adjective, hollow and perhaps to Old English helan to conceal more at hell Date: before 12th century 1. a. an… … New Collegiate Dictionary
hole — I UK [həʊl] / US [hoʊl] noun [countable] Word forms hole : singular hole plural holes *** 1) a space dug in the surface of the ground Workers dug a 30 foot hole in the ground. rabbit/mouse hole: a grassy bank containing several rabbit holes 2) in … English dictionary
