We built too big of a hole

Posted: March 27, 2026 | Author: davemalaphor | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Darian Devries, expressions, humor, IU basketball, language, malaphors, mixed idioms, words | Leave a comment

Darian DeVries to Don Fischer postgame on his team: "They never quit. They continued to battle. Proud of them for that point, but again, we're out here to win games, and we built too big of a hole." #iubb
— IndianaHQ (@IndianaHQ) March 8, 2026

This is an incongruent conflation (mix of two idioms with opposite meanings) of “built too big of a lead” and “dug too big of a hole”. You don’t build a hole. A big thanks to Bruce Ryan for spotting this one.

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