make a hole

make a hole

English

Etymology

Originally used in US Navy submarines

Verb

make a hole (third-person singular simple present makes a hole, present participle making a hole, simple past and past participle made a hole)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make,‎ hole.
  2. (usually as imperative) To open a path, by moving aside as needed, allowing someone or something of situational importance to pass through.
    Synonyms: gangway, coming through
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