hole in the wall

n., pl., holes in the wall.
A small, very modest, often out-of-the-way place.

A small, modest, or obscure place, as in My new apartment is just a hole in the wall, or Believe it or not, that little hole in the wall is a great restaurant. This graphic term is often used disparagingly. [First half of 1800s]

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IN BRIEF: n. - A small unpretentious out-of-the-way place.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - lille jævnt sted

Nederlands (Dutch)
kleine vuile woning/hok

Français (French)
n. - trou/brèche dans le mur

Deutsch (German)
n. - schmuddeliger Ort, Geldautomat

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (καθομ.) μικρομάγαζο (κν. τρύπα)

Italiano (Italian)
apparecchio bancomat

Português (Portuguese)
n. - espelunca (f), casebre (m)

Русский (Russian)
лавчонка, захудалый

Español (Spanish)
n. - cajero automático

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kyffe, liten lokal

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
狭小, 简陋

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 狹小, 簡陋

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 답답한 장소, 게딱지 같은 집

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ちっぽけな場所, トンネル

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צנוע, לא יומרני, חור בקיר, מוזנח, חנות מוזנחת קטנה, כספומט (מדוברת)‬

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