deep hole
Far-down excavation
A deep hole is a hole with significant depth—one that extends far down relative to its width.
The phrase appears literally in contexts like construction or geology: They dug a deep hole for the foundation.
Figuratively, a deep hole is a difficult situation that's hard to escape: Years of debt put them in a deep hole.
To dig yourself into a deep hole is to make your situation progressively worse through your own actions.
- pitFruit's hard seed
- bottomless pitInexhaustible void or cavity
- abyssImmeasurably profound depth
- chasmDeep, steep-sided gap
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
money pit · well · shaft · cavern · bottomless · darkness · pitch black · void · gorge · excavation · burrow · sinkhole · trench · hollow · crevasse · six feet under · descent · plunge
- suffering metaphorsdrowning, bottomless pit, chains, cage, trapped
- stream featuresriffle, pool, run, eddy, waterfall
- fishing spotsfishing spot, fishing pier, fishing dock, fishing grounds, fishing ground
- fishing watersfishing grounds, trout stream, coastal waters, offshore waters, freshwater lakes