out of the hole

out of the hole

No longer in debt or having outstanding bills. I had to sell our television to help get us out of the hole until payday. After this next paycheck, I'll finally be out of the hole for that loan I took out to help pay for the wedding!

See also: hole, of, out

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out of the hole

Fig. out of debt. I get paid next week, and then I can get out of the hole. I can't seem to get out of the hole. I keep spending more money than I earn.

See also: hole, of, out

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

out of the hole

see under in the hole.

See also: hole, of, out

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.