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blow a hole in

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blow a hole in something
if you blow a hole in someone's opinions or arguments, you show that they are not true or right Bloodstains on the sheets blew a hole in the defence's argument.
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blow/make a hole in something

if something makes a hole in an amount of money, it takes a lot of that money to pay for it The trip made a hole in our savings, but it was worth it. The new tax is likely to blow an enormous hole in our profits.
See blow a hole in, need like a hole in the head
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It is understood they are growing increasingly concerned about its timescale and the cost, which threatens to blow a hole in their already tight finances.
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