put someone in a hole

put someone in a hole
put (someone/something) in a hole to cause a difficult situation for someone or something.

Whitson gave up home runs to Palmeiro and Bonilla that put Cleveland in a hole.

I campaigned against two opponents from this state, and I think it put me in a hole.

Related vocabulary: in a tight spot, in a bind

New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • put something in a hole — put (someone/something) in a hole to cause a difficult situation for someone or something. Whitson gave up home runs to Palmeiro and Bonilla that put Cleveland in a hole. I campaigned against two opponents from this state, and I think it put me… …   New idioms dictionary

  • put in a hole — put (someone/something) in a hole to cause a difficult situation for someone or something. Whitson gave up home runs to Palmeiro and Bonilla that put Cleveland in a hole. I campaigned against two opponents from this state, and I think it put me… …   New idioms dictionary

  • hole — [hōl] n. [ME < OE hol, orig. neut. of adj. holh, hollow, akin to Ger hohl < IE base * kaul , *kul , hollow, hollow stalk > L caulis, Gr kaulos, stalk] 1. a hollow or hollowed out place; cavity; specif., a) an excavation or pit ☆ b) a… …   English World dictionary

  • in the hole — {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1a. Having a score lower than zero in a game, especially a card game; to a score below zero. * /John went three points in the hole on the first hand of the card game./ 1b. Behind an opponent; in difficulty in a… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • in the hole — {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1a. Having a score lower than zero in a game, especially a card game; to a score below zero. * /John went three points in the hole on the first hand of the card game./ 1b. Behind an opponent; in difficulty in a… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hole — [[t]hoʊl[/t]] n. v. holed, hol•ing 1) an opening through something; gap: a hole in the roof[/ex] 2) a hollow place in a solid mass; cavity: a hole in the ground[/ex] 3) the excavated habitation of an animal; burrow 4) a cramped or shabby place of …   From formal English to slang

  • pigeon-hole — pigeon holes, pigeon holing, pigeon holed also pigeonhole 1) N COUNT A pigeon hole is one of the sections in a frame on a wall where letters and messages can be left for someone, or one of the sections in a writing desk where you can keep… …   English dictionary

  • Fixing a Hole — Song infobox Name = Fixing a Hole Artist = The Beatles Album = Sgt. Pepper s Lonely Hearts Club Band Released = 1 June 1967 track no = 5 Recorded = Regent Sound Studio 9, 21 February 1967 Genre = Pop, Psychedelic rock Length = 2:36 Writer =… …   Wikipedia

  • Portable hole — In various works of fiction, such as cartoons and Dungeons Dragons, a portable hole is a device that can be used to contravene the laws of physics. It generally resembles a circular cloth which is placed on a surface to create a hole. If placed… …   Wikipedia

  • Analog hole — The analog hole is a fundamental and inevitable vulnerability in copy prevention schemes for noninteractive works in digital formats which can be exploited to duplicate copy protected works that are ultimately reproduced using analog means. Once… …   Wikipedia

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