hole-and-corner
— Adjective
– English
~ conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"
hole-and-corner
— Adjective
– English
~ relating to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of life; "a hole-and-corner life in some obscure community"- H.G.Wells
hole
— Noun
– English
~ one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course; "he played 18 holes"
hole
— Noun
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~ informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
hole
— Noun
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~ an opening into or through something
hole
— Noun
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~ a fault; "he shot holes in my argument"
hole card
— Noun
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~ (poker) a playing card dealt face down and not revealed until the showdown
hole card
— Noun
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~ any assets that are concealed until they can be used advantageously
hole
— Noun
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~ a depression hollowed out of solid matter
hole
— Noun
– English
~ informal terms for the mouth