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Meaning of like a hole in one's head | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Absolutely not; used to describe how little one needs an undesirable thing or situation.

emphatic, informal, postpositional

Examples

“Ford looked at him for a moment. “Fort Apache?” he asked. “Yes, Fort Apache,” said Clothier. “I need that goddamn sequence like I need a hole in my head,” grumbled Ford. “We'll shoot that whole goddamn thing over right here on the stage.””

CEFR level

C2

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

See also

like a hot knife through butter like a house afire like a kid at Christmas like a kid in a candy store like a kid on Christmas morning like a knife through butter