in the hole

in the hole
*in the hole
Fig. in debt. (*Typically: be \in the hole; get \in the hole; go\in the hole; put someone \in the hole.) •

I'm $200 in the hole.

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We went into the hole on that deal.

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{adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1a. Having a score lower than zero in a game, especially a card game; to a score below zero. * /John went three points in the hole on the first hand of the card game./ 1b. Behind an opponent; in difficulty in a sport or game. * /We had their pitcher in the hole with the bases full and no one out./ Compare: ON THE SPOT. 2. In debt; behind financially. * /John went in the hole with his hot dog stand./ * /It's a lot easier to get in the hole than to get out again./ Compare: IN A HOLE, IN THE RED. Contrast: OUT OF THE HOLE.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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