she was living a hole-and-corner existence full of daily drudgery

См. также в других словарях:

• hole-and-corner — /hohl euhn kawr neuhr/, adj. 1. secretive; clandestine; furtive: The political situation was full of hole and corner intrigue. 2. trivial and colorless: She was living a hole and corner existence of daily drudgery. Also, hole in corner /hohl in… …   Universalium

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium