pickin a hole in a hole or in a spot {adj. phr.}, {informal} In an embarrassing or difficult position; in some trouble. When the restaurant cook left at the beginning of the busy season, it put the restaurant owner in a hole. Compare: BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL, IN THE HOLE. Categories: add yours adjective informal Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms 'in a hole' on video Down In A Hole In a Hole Unlike Pluto - Life in A Hole down in a hole - alice in chains (cover) by alicia widar sort: relevance, mode: exact match, q: "in a hole", maxResults: 4, videoEmbeddable: true, videoSyndicated: true, safeSearch: strict, type: video Subscribe to: American IdiomsEnglish Slang Post my comment