hole in the wall

noun

1. 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

He points to the gaping hole in the wall where the missiles entered.

From BBC

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

From Los Angeles Times

One of Delos Reyes' devices had videos of men using the toilet filmed through a hole in the wall.

From BBC

The sheriff's office released images of the hole in the wall, which shows what the piping fixture looked like before the toilet was ripped out.

From BBC

Through a hole in the wall of one house, some crockery had remained impossibly upright on a shelf - while everything else around lay shattered or burned.

From BBC

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