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When I came to DreamWorks, I was in bad trouble. They were in bad trouble. They were millions of dollars in the hole and a few days from closing their doors. I was on my last leg.
Toby Keith

Meaning of "in the hole" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IN THE HOLE

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WHAT DOES IN THE HOLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of in the hole in the English dictionary

The definition of in the hole in the dictionary is in debt. Other definition of in the hole is dealt face down in the first round.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IN THE HOLE

in the event that
in the eye of the beholder
in the family way
in the field
in the flesh
in the foreseeable future
in the frame
in the fullness of time
in the groove
in the heat of the moment
in the hunt
in the know
in the lap of the gods
in the last analysis
in the least
in the line of duty
in the long haul
in the long run
in the main
in the majority

WORDS THAT END LIKE IN THE HOLE

air hole
black hole
bolt hole
bullet hole
cat hole
coal hole
doughnut hole
dry hole
funk hole
glory hole
kettle hole
nineteenth hole
on the whole
ozone hole
rabbit hole
shot hole
snow hole
sound hole
spider hole
water hole
watering hole

Synonyms and antonyms of in the hole in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «in the hole» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IN THE HOLE

Find out the translation of in the hole to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of in the hole from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «in the hole» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

在孔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en el agujero
570 millions of speakers

English

in the hole
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

छेद में
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

في حفرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

в отверстие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

no orifício
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মুহূর্তের তাপে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dans le trou
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dalam masa yang panas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

in das Loch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

穴に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

구멍에
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing mangsa panas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trong lỗ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தருணத்தின் வெப்பத்தில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्षणभरामध्ये
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Anın sıcaklığında
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nel foro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

w otworze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

в отвір
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în gaura
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στην τρύπα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

in die gat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

i hålet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

i hullet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of in the hole

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IN THE HOLE»

The term «in the hole» is very widely used and occupies the 787 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IN THE HOLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about in the hole

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7 QUOTES WITH «IN THE HOLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word in the hole.
1
Wes Anderson
I usually set aside a lot of time in advance of a movie with important roles for kids to search, but when you have great ones, they can be a real ace in the hole.
2
John Kasich
Mitt Romney has a history of being a great job creator. Secondly, he was a great governor. He went from billions of dollars in the hole when he became governor to billions of dollars in surplus when he left. And he went from the loss of tens of thousands jobs when he became governor to the creation of 40,000 new jobs when he left office.
3
Toby Keith
When I came to DreamWorks, I was in bad trouble. They were in bad trouble. They were millions of dollars in the hole and a few days from closing their doors. I was on my last leg.
4
Susan Orlean
My ace in the hole as a human being used to be my capacity for remembering birthdays. I worked at it. Whenever I made a new friend, I made a point of finding out his or her birthday early on, and I would record it in my Filofax calendar.
5
Daniel Tammet
Six is the hardest number for me to experience, the smallest. It's the absence of something - it's cold, dark, almost like a black hole. If someone tells me they are depressed, I might imagine myself in the hole of a six to help me empathise.
6
Tiger Woods
I love to play golf, and that's my arena. And you can characterize it and describe it however you want, but I have a love and a passion for getting that ball in the hole and beating those guys.
7
Fuzzy Zoeller
It's fun when the ball is going in the hole and things are going right, but it's a miserable game when things aren't going well.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IN THE HOLE»

Discover the use of in the hole in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to in the hole and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
That Old Ace in the Hole
From Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner Annie Proulx comes "That Old Ace in the Hole," an exhilarating story brimming with language, history, landscape, music, and love.
Annie Proulx, 2003
2
Fire in the Hole: Stories
Mahmood gets more than she bargains for when she conspires with her maid to end her unhappy marriage. These nine stories are the great Elmore Leonard at his vivid, hilarious, and unfailingly human best.
Elmore Leonard, 2012
3
The Hole in Our Holiness: Filling the Gap Between Gospel ...
This is a book about God's power to help us grow in personal holiness and to enjoy the process of transformation.
Kevin DeYoung, 2012
4
The Hole in Our Gospel: What does God expect of Us? The ...
ECPA 2010 Christian Book of the Year Award Winner! “Read this compelling story and urgent call for change—Richard Stearns is a contemporary Amos crying ‘let justice roll down like waters....’ Justice is a serious gospel-prophetic ...
Richard Stearns, 2009
5
Devil in the Hole
Through multiple viewpoints, looks at why John Hartman commits a brutal murder and how it affects the entire community.
Charles Salzberg, 2013
6
Fire in the Hole!
A claustrophobic boy dreams of going to college and becoming a newspaperman rather than a miner like his father, but when all union miners in the Coeur d'Alene Mining District are arrested, Mick develops new respect for his father while ...
Mary Cronk Farrell, 2004
7
Ace in the Hole: Why the United States Did Not Use Nuclear ...
Answers the question why, when the atomic bomb had been used with such devastating effect against the Japanese Empire in 1945, American leaders put this most apocalyptic of weapons back on the shelf, never to be used again in anger.
Timothy J. Botti, 1996
8
Fire in the Hole: A Year in the Life of the World's Sorrie
" --Compulsive Reader "I truly enjoyed this hilarious yet edgy book. Colleen's quick wit is wonderful. This is an enjoyable and insightful read, you never know what to expect next and everything is a surprise." --Review the Book
Colleen Kelli, 2010
9
Fire in the Hole
Going undercover as a professional exterminator to expose the murderous nature of the Yellow Rose, a tall, buxom madam who revels in death, detective Dink Drago is submerged into a world of greed and corruption where he must fight for ...
Richard S. Wheeler, 2005
10
The Hole in the Universe: How Scientists Peered Over the ...
A compelling look at cutting-edge science shows how physicists have been able to pierce previous voids and limitations to discover black holes, repulsive anti-gravity, the undulating string, and other fascinating phenomena.By the author of ...
K. C. Cole, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IN THE HOLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term in the hole is used in the context of the following news items.
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British Open 2015: Jordan Spieth and Dustin Johnson Bring the Old …
His birdie attempt died in the hole. “I hit a drive that would have been in big, big trouble on any other hole,” Spieth said. “Luckily it was the 18th ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
The 'Hole' is 12 Feet Below Street Level and About A Century …
It may be true, as the Old Testament counsels, that all flesh is grass, but sorry is the flesh that ends up as grass in the Hole, a Mafia graveyard ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
3
Interview with Blackberry Smoke: Fire In The Hole, Let's Rock 'N' Roll
Everyone can use a little southern comfort at one point or another—but the Atlanta, Georgia, rockers of Blackberry Smoke will replace that ... «Aquarian Weekly, Jul 15»
4
Sinkholes In Residential Streets Have Neighbors Concerned In …
He recently took a picture of himself standing in the hole on a crate and a box, leaving him to believe the hole is about 8 feet deep. Neighbors ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
5
Next Week On Stitchers: "Fire In The Hole" | KSiteTV
In “Fire In The Hole,” it's Kirsten's birthday and the Stitchers team is assigned to look into a disease researcher's suicide. When the body begins ... «KSiteTV, Jul 15»
6
Against all odds, golfer gets hole-in-one on par 4 at York-area course
"I just threw my hat off and threw my hands up," Hohman said when he saw that his ball was in fact in the hole. Long odds: The odds of making ... «York Dispatch, Jul 15»
7
Several emergency crews rescue worker who fell in a hole … - KTVX
Jasen Asay, Salt Lake City Fire Department, said when crews arrived just after 10 a.m. they found two workers about 20 feet in the hole. «Good4Utah, Jul 15»
8
Sixth ace in the hole this season
The Rama Little NHL tournament held July 3 at Hawk Ridge Golf and Country Club led to the club's sixth hole-in-one of the season. «Orillia Packet & Times, Jul 15»
9
FOR THE TOAD IN THE HOLE
1. Put 1⁄2 teaspoon of the butter and 1⁄2 teaspoon of oil in each hole of a 12-hole muffin tin. Put the tin in the oven and turn it on to 220°C. 2. «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
10
No ace in the hole for Vancouver compassion clubs
Jamie Shaw, spokeswoman for the BC Compassion Club Society and president of the Canadian Association of Medical Cannabis ... «24 Hours Vancouver, Jul 15»

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