rat-hole
noun
Idioms 1.
2.
the burrow or shelter of a rat.
3.
any small and uncomfortable room, office, apartment, etc., especially one that is dirty or disordered: He lives in a rathole near the docks.
4.
down the rathole, for a worthless purpose or purposes: seeing your inheritance disappear down the rathole.
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