hole in the wall

noun

1. See cash dispenser
   another name for cash dispenser
2. a small dingy place, esp one difficult to find

Idioms and Phrases

A small, modest, or obscure place, as in My new apartment is just a hole in the wall , or Believe it or not, that little hole in the wall is a great restaurant . This graphic term is often used disparagingly. [First half of 1800s]

Example Sentences

On our way back into Città Vecchia we poke our heads into some random, hole-in-the-wall joints looking for signs of Joyce.

From The Daily Beast

My platonic ideal is the hole-in-the-wall seafood joint, Swan Oyster Depot.

From The Daily Beast

At a little hole-in-the-wall stand on Virtudes Street he bought a glass of mouth-puckering tamarind juice.

From Project Gutenberg

And you hang the expedition up here in this hole-in-the-wall waiting for my agent to cable more wheat-money.

From Project Gutenberg

The old sign of the Hole-in-the-Wall (see our illustrations) shows such an opening in a square piece of brickwork.

From Project Gutenberg

The fact is that girl told it in the voice of one who should be bawling quick orders in a hole-in-the-wall restaurant.

From Project Gutenberg

The “hole-in-the-wall” or “blind tiger” provides a rendezvous for all the outcasts of society.

From Project Gutenberg

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