punch a hole in
punch a hole in (something)
To bore a hole into or through something. We'll need to use a high-powered drill to punch a hole through the layer of rock beneath the surface. Please punch holes through these papers so we can put them in the three-ring binder.
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punch a hole in something
to make a hole in something with something. John punched a hole in the wall with his fist. Mary punched a hole in the paper with her pencil.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.