Словосочетания со словом hole. Страница три
pick a hole in
pick holes in
To find a mistake in or things wrong with; criticize; blame. To criticize or find fault with something, such as a speech, a statement, a theory, etc.
It is easier to pick holes in someone else's argument than to make a good one yourself.
Mary is always picking holes in what the other girls do.
The witness said he had been walking in the moonlight last Sunday, but the lawyer picked a hole in what he said by proving that there was no moon and that it rained Sunday night.
pigeonhole
Small compartment for internal mail in an office or a department.
"You can just put your late exam into my pigeonhole," said Professor Brown to the concerned student.
One of the small compartments in a desk or cabinet.
He keeps his cufflinks in a pigeonhole in his desk.
To set aside; defer consideration of.
The plan was pigeonholed until the next committee meeting.
To typecast; give a stereotypical characterization to someone.
It was unfair of the committee to pigeonhole him as a left-wing troublemaker.
square peg in a round hole
A person who does not fit into a job or position; someone who does not belong where he is. Sometimes used in a short form square peg.
Arthur is a square peg in a round hole when he is playing ball.
George likes to work with his hands. When it comes to books, he's a square peg in a round hole.
watering hole
watering place
A bar, pub, or nightclub where people gather to drink and socialize.
I like "The Silver Dollar" - it is my favorite watering hole in all of Sidney, Nebraska.
whole cheese
The only important person; big boss.
Joe thought he was the whole cheese in the game because he owned the ball.
whole show
The only important person; big boss.
You're not the whole show just because you got all A's.
with a whole skin
in a whole skin
keep a whole skin
With no injury; unhurt; safely.
Без повреждений; безопасно. "Спасти свою шкуру".
He worried only about keeping a whole skin.
Он беспокоился только о спасении своей шкуры.
I saw him in a whole skin.
Я видел, он был цел и невредим.
Jack came through the game with a whole skin.
The boy was lucky to escape with a whole skin when the car went off the road.
The horse threw him off, but he got away in a whole skin.