穴あなを開あける

expression, ichidan verb

make a hole; pierce; drill

Literal physical action of creating an opening in something; used with objects like walls, paper, fabric, etc.

• 壁かべに穴あなを開あけて、配はい線せんを通とおした。

  I made a hole in the wall and passed the wiring through.

• 紙かみに穴あなを開あけるためのパンチを買かった。

  I bought a punch for making holes in paper.

expression, ichidan verb

cause a loss; create a deficit

Figurative use, often in financial contexts: to cause a shortfall, loss, or gap in funds, budget, or resources.

• その投とう資しは会かい社しゃの財ざい務むに大おおきな穴あなを開あけた。

  That investment caused a huge loss in the company's finances.

• 無む駄だ遣づかいで家か計けいに穴あなを開あけてしまった。

  I ended up creating a deficit in the household budget by wasting money.