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The drops of rain make a hole in the stone, not by violence, but by oft falling.
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Meaning of "make a hole in" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MAKE A HOLE IN

make a hole in play
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WHAT DOES MAKE A HOLE IN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of make a hole in in the English dictionary

The definition of make a hole in in the dictionary is to consume or use a great amount of.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAKE A HOLE IN

make a bargain
make a book
make a clean breast of
make a convenience of
make a day of it
make a difference
make a hames of
make a hare of someone
make a hash of
make a hit with
make a horlicks
make a long arm
make a meal of
make a mountain out of a molehill
make a move
make a muck of
make a night of it
make a noise
make a pig of oneself
make a pig´s ear of

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAKE A HOLE IN

at home in
cave in
chime in
close in
come in
done in
give in
have in
hele in
lie in
live in
move in
outside in
phase in
phone in
settle in
take in
tie in
tune in
write in

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

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Translation of «make a hole in» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAKE A HOLE IN

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

Translator English - Chinese

使一个洞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hacer un agujero en
570 millions of speakers

English

make a hole in
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

में एक छेद करना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جعل ثقب في
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сделать отверстие в
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fazer um buraco em
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একটি গর্ত করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faire un trou
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Membuat lubang masuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ein Loch in
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

に穴を作る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

에 구멍을 만드는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nggawe bolongan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tạo ra một lỗ trong
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உள்ளே ஒரு துளை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मध्ये एक भोक करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Içine bir delik açmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fare un foro nella
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zrobić otwór w
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зробити отвір в
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

face o gaură în
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κάνει μια τρύπα στο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

maak ´n gat in
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

göra ett hål i
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lage et hull i
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of make a hole in

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAKE A HOLE IN»

The term «make a hole in» is very widely used and occupies the 21.618 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAKE A HOLE IN» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «MAKE A HOLE IN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word make a hole in.
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Lucretius
The drops of rain make a hole in the stone, not by violence, but by oft falling.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAKE A HOLE IN»

Discover the use of make a hole in in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to make a hole in and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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English-Lakota Dictionary
... cut a va wahlókalwawáliloka; va owahloka/owáwahloka cut a hole in when sharing (as in a plate) hole in, make a (by hand) va yulilókal bluhlóka; va ayuhloka/abluliloka ‚пи/ш a hole on. open on, kakpzi/wakákpa make a hole in hy striking, ...
Bruce Ingham, 2013
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Mishna brura:
This wording implies that even a householder should not make a hole in slaughtered meat for himself, so that he will be able to hang it on the wall, to avoid acting as he does on weekdays. However, there are /authorities/ who explain that the ...
Israel Meir (ha-Kohen), Aviel Orenstein, 1996
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Oneida-English/English Oneida Dictionary
-kahlutat- v.a. make a hole. wahakahlu-tate7 he made a hole, Ayakwakahlu-tdte7 we (excl.) will make a hole. With -wis- ice, glass, window: ahawisakahlu-tdte7 he should make a hole in the ice. COMPOSED OF: -kahlut- be an opening, be a ...
Karin Michelson, Mercy Doxtator, 2002
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The Book of Ingenious Devices / Kitáb al-¿iyal: Kitáb ...
At the end of the rod we instal a covered tank (wz), as we did before and make a hole in it at mark (w). In the top of the tank at mark (z) we make a ground valve, and solder the seat to the surface of this tank and solder the plug to the end (z) of  ...
Muḥammad ibn Mūsá Ibn Shākir, Ḥasan ibn Mūsá Ibn Shākir, Donald Routledge Hill, 1979
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Hole-in-One Adverbs
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Doris Fisher, D. L. Gibbs, 2008
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A Dictionary of Creek/Muskogee
The sock has holes in it.; having a hole all the way through (as of a hollow log): etekrolakke /(i)ti-k-tolakk-i:/; having a hole on top (of a roof, etc.): ohrolakke /oh- tolakk-i:/; 4. to make a hole in, pierce: rolvketv /tolak-itaV; to put a hole in a frozen  ...
Jack B. Martin, Margaret McKane Mauldin, 2004
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Dongolese Nubian: A Lexicon
n. making a hole, etc. ubbur- an (§§38906°., 3904) v.t. tell to make a hole in, etc., let make a hole in, etc. ubbur-bu- (§3937) v.i. stat. be in a pierced (etc.) state or condition. ubbudd-eg-dg- (§§40716.) v.t. = ubbure- ddl-. ubbur-e-dol- (-r°d- § 1178 ...
Charles Hubert Armbruster, 2010
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Eastern Ojibwa-Chippewa-Ottawa Dictionary
bgone= shkwaad vta; bgonejiishkwaad vta of 3-dimensional objects, W, CL: make a hole in s.t. [with the hands] ... [with the hands] bgonebnaad vta; make a hole in something belonging to s.o. bgonebdamwaad vta; make a hole in the ice  ...
Richard A. Rhodes, 1985
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Basque-English Dictionary
Used as a last name. zulakada (B,U) n. perforation, zulakaitz n chisel, burin. zulakaiztu v.t. to chisel, to carve; to engrave with a burin, zulakatu ' to perforate, to make a hole (in), to punch a hole (in), to drill, to bore, zulaketa n. perforation, ...
Gorka Aulestia, 1989
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Aspects of Knowing: Epistemological Essays
Matters are complicated, however, by the fact that, not infrequently, a good golfer will not even be attempting to make a hole-in-one when she steps up to the tee at a par three hole. Suppose, for example, that the pin is positioned near an edge ...
‎2006

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

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Fake Oncologist Arrested - Beacon Transcript
So acidic, in fact that it would make a hole in the counter in her kitchen. The fake oncologist also gave the woman a bag containing trash and ... «Beacon Transcript, Jul 15»
2
Nora Stafford: A truly virtuous woman, mom
She'd make a hole in the plan where she kept the flour, work in lard, milk and salt with her hands — a 'choke off' a biscuit. “And she always ... «Baxter Bulletin, Jul 15»
3
Bukosky tournament celebrating 20th year
O'Rear, now a pro golfer, was 10 during the 2001 tournament when he used a driver to make a hole in one on Wildflower's par-3, 155-yard 16th ... «Temple Daily Telegram, Jul 15»
4
7 gardening hacks with plastic bottles
Take a whole plastic bottle and make a hole in the cap. Fill the bottle with water. Turn the bottle upside down and squeeze it to water young ... «Bangor Daily News, Jul 15»
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Going Back to the Roots | Kochi NYOOOZ
Make a hole in the plantain balls with your thumb and stuff the coconut and rice flakes mixture into it. Seal the hole and shape the balls into ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
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Woman dies in DeKalb house fire
Firefighters had to make a hole in the rood to vent the home of all the smoke. They went in three directions. "One direction for rescuing the ... «WSB Atlanta, Jul 15»
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How to grow a cutting
Use a dibbler — such as a chopstick — to make a hole in the mix in which to insert the cutting. This reduces damage to the base of the cutting. «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Before move, pot seedlings, cuttings of favorite plants
This year, instead of bags, I used 4-inch plastic pots filled with half soilless mix, half perlite. I used a pencil to make a hole in the soil of each pot. «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
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Wildlife officials to search for lampreys in Lake County
Lampreys attach to fish with a suction cup mouth, make a hole in the fish's scales and feed on blood and body fluids. In its parasitic stage, the ... «News-Herald.com, Jul 15»
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Border Fence To Keep Out Migrants Being Built By Prisoners, The …
... Yama Nayab said: “In Afghanistan, life is not safe, and every human who wants a safe life will make a hole in that wall, or find another way.” ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»

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