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	Pronounced	Usage
JaŠA	-	Slovene
Clarinda	[klə'rində]
&Aelig;Thelthryth	-	Anglo-Saxon
Carla	KAHR-lah (Spanish, German, Dutch), KAHR-lə (English)	Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan, English, German, Dutch
Isaija	-	Serbian, Macedonian
Lambert	['læmbət]