in a hole

1. see in a bind.

Example Sentences

Eight members of OPEC+, sometimes referred to as the “V8,” or voluntary eight, have been increasing their oil-production targets since April but they recently “found wisdom in the old proverb: ‘When in a hole, stop digging’,” Manish Raj, managing director at Velandera Energy Partners, told MarketWatch.

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I must be left in the snow, I must be buried in a hole, I must be reprimanded and ordered not to smirk.

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Wednesday’s game went off the rails from the start for the Dodgers, who found themselves in a hole after just three pitches.

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“I felt like I was in a hole,” she said, rubbing her chest above her heart.

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He said: "I'm a northern bloke who grew up in Liverpool in the 80s - I've always been quite closed off...get your emotions, put them in a hole and build a carpark on top of them," he said.

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