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发信人: yangs (Microsea), 信区: English
标 题: Slang of the day
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (Thu Apr 18 18:42:45 2002) , 转信
hole in the wall
Definition: A small, simple place, particularly a shop or restaurant.
Example: 1) Let's go to the Italian restaurant on Smith Street. It's just a ho
le in the wall, but the food is excellent.
Etymology: This phrase has been used since the early 1800s. A 'hole' is an emp
ty space, and a 'wall' is part of a building. So a 'hole in the wall' is a sim
ple, undecorated space in a building.
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