noun
BAD : He didn't want us to see the hole on his sock.
GOOD : He didn't want us to see the hole in his sock.
BAD : The yacht hit the side of the ferry and made a hole in it.
GOOD : The yacht hit the side of the ferry and made a hole in it.
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(make) a hole in sth (NOT on ): 'The bucket had a hole in the bottom.'