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Meaning of hole-in-the-wall | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. A restaurant, shop or other establishment catering to customers that is particularly inconspicuous and easily overlooked.
    Canada, US
  2. Synonym of automated teller machine.
    British, colloquial

Examples

“They walked by a tea museum, two local pharmacies, a bakery, and one hole-in-the-wall shop still selling knickknacks from Chinese New Year, before coming to a stop outside the unassuming front door of 189.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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