like a hole in one's head
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of Yiddish װי אַ לאָך אין קאָפּ (vi a lokh in kop).
Prepositional phrase
[edit]- (informal, emphatic, postpositive) Absolutely not; used to describe how little one needs an undesirable thing or situation.
- 2012, Scott Eyman, Print the Legend: The Life and Times of John Ford, page 470:
- 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.”