She got me out of a hole by lending me the money for the flight back to New York.
I managed to dig myself out of a hole by pretending I had only been joking.
(often reflexive)New idioms dictionary. 2014.
dig someone out of a hole — dig/get (someone) out of a hole British & Australian, informal to help someone who is in a difficult situation. She got me out of a hole by lending me the money for the flight back to New York. I managed to dig myself out of a hole by pretending… … New idioms dictionary
get out of a hole — dig/get (someone) out of a hole British & Australian, informal to help someone who is in a difficult situation. She got me out of a hole by lending me the money for the flight back to New York. I managed to dig myself out of a hole by pretending… … New idioms dictionary
dig out of a hole — dig/get (someone) out of a hole British & Australian, informal to help someone who is in a difficult situation. She got me out of a hole by lending me the money for the flight back to New York. I managed to dig myself out of a hole by pretending… … New idioms dictionary
out — I UK [aʊt] / US adverb, preposition *** Summary: Out can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: We went out into the garden. ♦ He took out a penknife. after the verb to be : You were out when I called. ♦ The house was silent and all the… … 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 (band) — Hole The current line up performing live in March 2010. Background information Origin Los Angeles, California, United States … Wikipedia
out — out1 [ aut ] function word *** Out can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: We went out into the yard. He took out a penknife. after the verb to be : You were out when I called. The house was silent and all the lights were out. in the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Get the Picture (game show) — Infobox Television bgcolour = orange show name = Get the Picture caption = Get the Picture title card. format = Children s game show camera = picture format = NTSC (480i) audio format = runtime = 23 minutes creator = Dana Calderwood developer =… … Wikipedia
Songs from the Black Hole — Infobox Album | Name = Songs from the Black Hole Type = studio Artist = Weezer Released = Unreleased Recorded = December 1994 August 1995 Genre = Alternative rock Power pop Length = Label = would have been DGC/Geffen Producer = Weezer Reviews =… … Wikipedia
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
