ˌhole-in-the-ˈwall noun [countable]

1. British English informal a machine in or outside a bank from which you can obtain money using a special card Synonym : ATM, cash machine

2. American English a small dark shop or restaurant

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hole in the wall
[American]
a small, dark shop or restaurant.
It's just a hole in the wall, but the food is good.

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hole-in-the-wall
a hole in the wall - a small, dark shop or restaurant.
We spent the day going around hole-in-the-wall antique shops looking for bargains.
(always before noun)

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hole in the wall
a small place to live/work/visit, a small hidden (often inferior) place
We went for a drink at a hole in the wall near the university last night.

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hole in the wall
n. phr. A small place to live, stay in, or work in; a small, hidden, or inferior place.
The jewelry store occupied a tiny hole-in-the-wall.
When Mr. and Mrs. Green were first married, they lived in a little hole-in-fhe-wall in a cheap apartment building.
2. slang, citizen's band radio jargon. A tunnel.
Let's get through this hole in the wall, then we'll change seats.

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