crawl into a hole
To hide or disappear due to feelings of extreme embarrassment, shame, or helplessnessTo hide or disappear due to feelings of extreme embarrassment, shame, or helplessness; to withdraw from reality.
» I don't think Tom is small enough to crawl through that hole.
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1 senses(idiomatic, slang)To hide or disappear due to feelings of extreme embarrassment, shame, or helplessness; to withdraw from reality.
Examples
11 sentencesI don't think Tom is small enough to crawl through that hole.
I don't think that Tom is small enough to crawl through that hole.
Centipedes crawled out from that hole.
Boris crawled out of the escape hole.
I just want to crawl into a hole and hide.
Forms
crawls into a hole, crawling into a hole, crawled into a hole, crawled into a hole| Base form | crawl into a hole · to crawl into a hole |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | crawls into a hole |
| Present participle | crawling into a hole |
| Past simple | crawled into a hole |
| Past participle | crawled into a hole |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.