hollow out

hollow out
{v.} To cut or dig out or to cut or dig a hole in; make a cut or cave in; excavate. * /The soldier hollowed out a foxhole in the ground to lie in./ * /The Indians used to hollow out a log to make a canoe./ * /Joe's father hollowed out a pumpkin to make a jack-o-lantern./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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