in a hole

A second-quarter collapse — marked by defensive breakdowns and offensive stagnation — put L.A. in a hole too big to overcome.

But the Clippers struggled in the first quarter, putting themselves in a hole from the start.

I was crouching in a hole; the dig’s director spotted the dark soil from up above.

Later, checking the bear traps, however, Yuri encounters a big-eared baby ochi cowering in a hole, its hind leg bloodied.

They fled in the hair mogul’s car and dumped the knife in a hole and tossed their clothes near a bowling alley.