Foxhole
noun
A pit that soldiers dig to hide in during a war.
The soldier had to spend the night in the foxhole, hiding from the enemy.
Often appears as...
- duck into a foxhole
- dig a foxhole
noun
A place of retreat or hiding.
When life gets too overwhelming, he retreats to his foxhole, a tiny cabin in the woods.
Often appears as...
- retreat to a foxhole
- hide in a foxhole
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noun
A pit that soldiers dig to hide in during a war.
The soldier had to spend the night in the foxhole, hiding from the enemy.
Often appears as...
- duck into a foxhole
- dig a foxhole
noun
A place of retreat or hiding.
When life gets too overwhelming, he retreats to his foxhole, a tiny cabin in the woods.
Often appears as...
- retreat to a foxhole
- hide in a foxhole
Usage tips
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Military Context
Use 'foxhole' to describe a soldier's protective hole during battle, not a structure like a bunker or base.
Amidst heavy shelling, they took cover in their foxholes.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Shelter
'Foxhole' refers to a small, temporary shelter, unlike permanent military fortifications.
After advancing, soldiers had to dig new foxholes each evening.
Pro Tip 3/3Immediacy
'Foxhole' often implies quick action; soldiers dig them urgently for immediate protection.
The platoon scrambled to dig foxholes under the threat of an imminent attack.
Pro Tip 1/3Military Context
Use 'foxhole' to describe a soldier's protective hole during battle, not a structure like a bunker or base.
Amidst heavy shelling, they took cover in their foxholes.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Shelter
'Foxhole' refers to a small, temporary shelter, unlike permanent military fortifications.
After advancing, soldiers had to dig new foxholes each evening.
Pro Tip 3/3Immediacy
'Foxhole' often implies quick action; soldiers dig them urgently for immediate protection.
The platoon scrambled to dig foxholes under the threat of an imminent attack.
Pro Tip 1/3Military Context
Use 'foxhole' to describe a soldier's protective hole during battle, not a structure like a bunker or base.
Amidst heavy shelling, they took cover in their foxholes.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Shelter
'Foxhole' refers to a small, temporary shelter, unlike permanent military fortifications.
After advancing, soldiers had to dig new foxholes each evening.
Pro Tip 3/3Immediacy
'Foxhole' often implies quick action; soldiers dig them urgently for immediate protection.
The platoon scrambled to dig foxholes under the threat of an imminent attack.
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Where do superstitions...
But the taboo against whistling backstage still exists today, long after the stagehands started using radio headsets. Along the same lines, lighting three cigarettes from the same match really could cause bad luck if you were a soldier in a foxhole
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Making the impossible...
heard the bombers come and he was out in the field so there's no place for there's no foxhole to jump in and so he wrapped his arms around a tree that was closest to him the bomb went off not far from him the tree protected his body
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Spider Hole PIPE Doomsday...
it is a camouflaged one-man foxhole about three feet deep and seven feet long Doug plans to use them to hide in plain sight for three to seven days at a time this is where I would be at the end of the
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Where do superstitions...
But the taboo against whistling backstage still exists today, long after the stagehands started using radio headsets. Along the same lines, lighting three cigarettes from the same match really could cause bad luck if you were a soldier in a foxhole
Video examples
Making the impossible...
heard the bombers come and he was out in the field so there's no place for there's no foxhole to jump in and so he wrapped his arms around a tree that was closest to him the bomb went off not far from him the tree protected his body
Video examples
Spider Hole PIPE Doomsday...
it is a camouflaged one-man foxhole about three feet deep and seven feet long Doug plans to use them to hide in plain sight for three to seven days at a time this is where I would be at the end of the
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Quote examples
Peter Steele
American Musician
There are no atheists in foxholes, they say, and I was a foxhole atheist for a long time. But after going through a midlife crisis and having many things change very quickly, it made me realize my mortality. And when you start to think about death, you start to think about what's after it. And then you start hoping there is a God.
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Ed Asner
American Actor
I don't believe in God, though I'm not prepared to call myself an atheist either. You know the old phrase: 'There are no atheists in foxholes.' I've never been in a foxhole, and if I ever find myself in a foxhole, I'll let you know if I believe in God or not.
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Viola Davis
American Actress
I tell my daughter every morning, 'Now, what are the two most important parts of you?' And she says, 'My head and my heart.' Because that's what I've learned in the foxhole: What gets you through life is strength of character and strength of spirit and love.
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Allen Iverson
American Athlete
I may not know everything about physical talent or anything like that, but I have a sharp mind when it comes to that look: being able to look into somebody's eyes to tell if they are going to be in the foxhole with you tonight, or if they are not.
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Stephen Lang
American Actor
I've always been curious about why one man jumps out of a foxhole with a grenade and charges a machine gun nest, and his buddy next to him sits there cowering. And my feeling is that the difference is tiny between the two.
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Faith Salie
American Journalist
They say there are no atheists in foxholes, and in the foxhole of my divorce, I found solace in walking to St. Patrick's Cathedral and lighting candles.
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Barry Trotz
Canadian Coach
I'd love to go in the foxhole with guys who will stick their neck out and say, 'I'm going to deliver for you.
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Derek Carr
American Athlete
I know that I've got some guys I want to put in the foxhole with me, and there's a lot of 'em.
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Ron Rivera
American Coach
You wanted to be in the foxhole with Jim Harbaugh. He hates to lose.
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Louis Zamperini
American
When you're on a raft, you pray like in a foxhole.
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Peter Steele
American Musician
There are no atheists in foxholes, they say, and I was a foxhole atheist for a long time. But after going through a midlife crisis and having many things change very quickly, it made me realize my mortality. And when you start to think about death, you start to think about what's after it. And then you start hoping there is a God.
Quote examples
Ed Asner
American Actor
I don't believe in God, though I'm not prepared to call myself an atheist either. You know the old phrase: 'There are no atheists in foxholes.' I've never been in a foxhole, and if I ever find myself in a foxhole, I'll let you know if I believe in God or not.
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Viola Davis
American Actress
I tell my daughter every morning, 'Now, what are the two most important parts of you?' And she says, 'My head and my heart.' Because that's what I've learned in the foxhole: What gets you through life is strength of character and strength of spirit and love.
Quote examples
Allen Iverson
American Athlete
I may not know everything about physical talent or anything like that, but I have a sharp mind when it comes to that look: being able to look into somebody's eyes to tell if they are going to be in the foxhole with you tonight, or if they are not.
Quote examples
Stephen Lang
American Actor
I've always been curious about why one man jumps out of a foxhole with a grenade and charges a machine gun nest, and his buddy next to him sits there cowering. And my feeling is that the difference is tiny between the two.
Quote examples
Faith Salie
American Journalist
They say there are no atheists in foxholes, and in the foxhole of my divorce, I found solace in walking to St. Patrick's Cathedral and lighting candles.
Quote examples
Barry Trotz
Canadian Coach
I'd love to go in the foxhole with guys who will stick their neck out and say, 'I'm going to deliver for you.
Quote examples
Derek Carr
American Athlete
I know that I've got some guys I want to put in the foxhole with me, and there's a lot of 'em.
Quote examples
Ron Rivera
American Coach
You wanted to be in the foxhole with Jim Harbaugh. He hates to lose.
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Louis Zamperini
American
When you're on a raft, you pray like in a foxhole.
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