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hole in the wall

British  

noun

  1. another name for cash dispenser

  2. a small dingy place, esp one difficult to find

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hole in the wall Idioms  

  1. 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]

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If you’re a Pats hater who enjoyed their all-too-brief idle in the NFL wilderness, it’s enough to make you want to kick a hole in the wall—-next to the hole you kicked in the wall the last time the Patriots were this good.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hole In The Wall, one of the restaurants that she is accused of stealing from, says that they took back their food after Ms Chung said she wanted to pay with photos.

From BBC

Wires snaked out of their mattresses and through a hole in the wall that hadn’t been there before.

From Literature

Investigators later found a hole in the wall linking the two houses.

From The Wall Street Journal

The restaurant, which opened in 1972, is literally a hole in the wall.

From Los Angeles Times

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