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    hole up

    US /hol ʌp/

    ・

    UK /həul ʌp/

    A1
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo hide oneself; to take refuge.
    The robbers holed up in an abandoned warehouse.

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    The Shawshank Redemption: Choice Words

    55:12The Shawshank Redemption: Choice Words
    • He's right get your ass out here boy you hole up the show

      He's right get your ass out here boy you hole up the show

    B1

    Tokyo’s Forbidden Tunnels: You’re Not Supposed to See This

    20:00Tokyo’s Forbidden Tunnels: You’re Not Supposed to See This
    • That one, you see the hole up there?

      That one, you see the hole up there?

    • There's a hole up there.

      There's a hole up there.

    A2

    從罪犯到典範 ► 毒販變頂級大廚的華麗轉身 - Chef Jeff Henderson (中英字幕)

    06:49從罪犯到典範 ► 毒販變頂級大廚的華麗轉身 - Chef Jeff Henderson (中英字幕)
    • I had to rebuild my image, clean shave my face, took makeup to cover my earring hole up, no tattoos, quit lifting weights so I wasn't big and bulky.

      I had to rebuild my image, clean shave my face, took makeup to cover my earring hole up, no tattoos, quit lifting weights so I wasn't big and bulky.

    • I had to rebuild my image, clean-shaved my face, took makeup to cover my earring hole up, no tattoos, quit lifting weights so I wasn't big and bulky.

      I had to rebuild my image, clean-shaved my face, took makeup to cover my earring hole up, no tattoos, quit lifting weights so I wasn't big and bulky.

    B1

    It's My Belly Button (Song)

    03:38It's My Belly Button (Song)
    • Hold up. Fill the hole up with molten gold.

      Hold up. Fill the hole up with molten gold.

    • Hold up, fill the hole up with mold and gold.

      Hold up, fill the hole up with mold and gold.

    B2

    Wait For It...The Mongols!: Crash Course World History #17

    11:32Wait For It...The Mongols!: Crash Course World History #17
    • But wait, all the military history nerds are saying, once people knew the Mongols were coming, why didn't they just hole up in castles and forts?

      But wait, all the military history nerds are saying, once people knew the Mongols were coming, why didn't they just hole up in castles and forts?

    • once people knew that the Mongols were coming, why didn’t they just hole up in their castles

      once people knew that the Mongols were coming, why didn’t they just hole up in their castles

    B2

    How Julia Nobis Preps for a Photo Shoot | Harper's BAZAAR | Day in the Life

    03:36How Julia Nobis Preps for a Photo Shoot | Harper's BAZAAR | Day in the Life
    • And the grey one with the shoulders, at first, well, it was very sculptural, structural anyway, so that kind of, at first I thought it was gonna be frontal, because, you know, you've got all of that shape there, and then it ended up being a profile thing, which at first threw me, but then I was like, oh no, this actually works, you get a nice hole up into the arm underneath, and yeah, I liked putting the wig on, that's always good, changes the whole character.

      And the grey one with the shoulders, at first, well, it was very sculptural, structural anyway, so that kind of, at first I thought it was gonna be frontal, because, you know, you've got all of that shape there, and then it ended up being a profile thing, which at first threw me, but then I was like, oh no, this actually works, you get a nice hole up into the arm underneath, and yeah, I liked putting the wig on, that's always good, changes the whole character.

    • but then I was like, "Oh no, this actually works." You get a nice hole up into the arm underneath.

      but then I was like, "Oh no, this actually works." You get a nice hole up into the arm underneath.

    B1

    Terrible Terrible Stories About Ray's Bugs & Bats (白蟻蝙蝠與阿滴)

    06:47Terrible Terrible Stories About Ray's Bugs & Bats (白蟻蝙蝠與阿滴)
    • a golfball-sized hole up on our ceiling and that's where all the termites were coming through from.

      a golfball-sized hole up on our ceiling and that's where all the termites were coming through from.

    • The next morning, we found out that there was, like, a golf ball-sized hole up on our ceiling,

      The next morning, we found out that there was, like, a golf ball-sized hole up on our ceiling,

    B1

    How US Army Special Forces (Green Berets) Actually Work | Authorized Account | Insider

    43:29How US Army Special Forces (Green Berets) Actually Work | Authorized Account | Insider
    • My femur, which was probably about the same size as my finger here at the time, what he did was he broke it in the middle, drilled a hole up into it at the very distal end to create like a cavity, installed this device that looked like two AA batteries on top of one another.

      My femur, which was probably about the same size as my finger here at the time, what he did was he broke it in the middle, drilled a hole up into it at the very distal end to create like a cavity, installed this device that looked like two AA batteries on top of one another.

    • My femur, which was probably about the same size as my finger here at the time, what he did was he broke it in the middle, drilled a hole up into it at the very distal end to create, like, a cavity, installed this device that looked like AA batteries on top of one another.

      My femur, which was probably about the same size as my finger here at the time, what he did was he broke it in the middle, drilled a hole up into it at the very distal end to create, like, a cavity, installed this device that looked like AA batteries on top of one another.

    B1

    Apple - WWDC 2015

    24:41Apple - WWDC 2015
    • If we can just get across the field, our friend's been busy building a fort for us to hole up in.

      If we can just get across the field, our friend's been busy building a fort for us to hole up in.

    A2