in a hole

Idioms  

1. see in a bind.

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Example Sentences

“If you’re in a hole, feeling like you don’t matter, go somewhere you’re needed, where you’re relied on, where people depend on you,” Julie said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

"We've kind of been in a hole for about seven months and once you get to the playoffs, it really doesn't matter," said 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan, of the non-stop schedule.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

He showed them some shrubbery and Mary, who went to look, "fell in a hole".

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

A second-quarter collapse — marked by defensive breakdowns and offensive stagnation — put L.A. in a hole too big to overcome.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2025

For he kept it hidden safe in a hole on his island, except when he was hunting or spying on the orcs of the mines.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien