make a hole in
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"Even more shocking, she'd say that eating gluten and soya yoghurt, even, would make a hole in her tummy and she couldn't have babies."
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2021
And she heard this banging and smashing like somebody was trying to make a hole in the wall.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2021
In general, frog embryos use enzymes released from special "hatching glands" to make a hole in the egg membrane.
From The Verge ● Jun. 15, 2016
I used a pencil to make a hole in the soil of each pot.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 30, 2015
Three rows of stakes were pulled from the ground to make a hole in the line.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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