All related terms of 'in a hole'

If you get a hole in one in golf , you get the golf ball into the hole with a single stroke .

to consume or use a great amount of (food, drink, money, etc)

to spoil something such as a plan or make it less effective

if money is burning a hole in your pocket , you are very eager to spend it as soon as possible , especially on something you do not really need but would like to have

a person in a position, situation , etc. for which he or she is unsuited or unqualified

If you describe someone as a square peg in a round hole , you mean that they are in a situation or doing something that does not suit them at all.

If you describe someone as a square peg in a round hole , you mean that they are completely unsuitable for the job they are doing or the situation they are in.

If you say that some money is burning a hole in someone's pocket , you mean that they want to spend it as soon as possible.

If you say that you need something or someone like a hole in the head , you are emphasizing that you do not want them and that they would only add to the problems that you already have.

said to mean that someone does not want something at all, and that it would only add to the problems that they already have