be in a hole

slang To be in a disadvantageous position. I'm in a hole here, trying to fix my car on the side of the road with no clue what to do! I've been in a hole with some of my friends ever since they heard that I started a rumor about them.

be in a hole

(British & Australian informal)

to be in a difficult or embarrassing situation We're in a bit of a hole here, because we've lost the letter they sent telling us what we were supposed to do. (British & Australian informal) (British & Australian informal)

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Berenguer	-	Catalan
Ephraim	EE-free-im (English), EE-frəm (English), E-free-im (English), E-frəm (English)	Biblical, Jewish, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Tryphena	-	Biblical
Auxentius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Antoine	awn-TWAWN (French), an-TWAWN (American)	French, African American
Mauro	MOW-ro (Italian)	Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian)