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- put in a hole
put in a hole
put somebody/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 bind
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Allie | | AL-ee | English |
| Kallias | | - | Ancient Greek |
| Adalbert | | AH-dahl-bert (German) | Ancient Germanic, German, Polish |
| Audley | | AWD-lee | English |
| Karol | | KAH-rawl (Polish) | Polish, Slovak, Slovene |
| Akantha | | - | Greek Mythology |