on the barrel

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• the bottom of the barrel — see ↑bottom, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑barrel the bottom of the barrel : the lowest possible condition, level, etc. After the divorce, Tim felt he had reached/hit the bottom of the barrel. The excessive coverage of the scandal signals …   Useful english dictionary

• (the) bottom of the barrel — the worst or least able members of a particular group. He described them as the bottom of the barrel of American society. There were only 40 students in the new class, and I think the admissions office was getting to the bottom of the barrel.… …   New idioms dictionary

• Harold The Barrel — «Harold The Barrel» Canción de Genesis álbum Nursery Cryme Publicación 12 noviembre 1971 …   Wikipedia Español

• Scraping the Barrel — Infobox Album | Name = Scraping the Barrel Type = Album Artist = Gentle Giant Released = 15 November, 2004 Recorded = Genre = Progressive rock Length = Label = Alucard Producer = Reviews = Last album = Under Construction (1997) This album =… …   Wikipedia

• over\ the\ barrel — • over a barrel • over the barrel adv. phr. informal In the power of your enemies; not able to do anything about what happens to you; in a helpless condition; trapped. Bill had Tom over a barrel because Tom owed him money. Ralph has me over a… …   Словарь американских идиом

• scrape the barrel — ► scrape the barrel (or the bottom of the barrel) informal be reduced to using the last and poorest resources. Main Entry: ↑scrape …   English terms dictionary

• scraping the barrel — When all the best people, things or ideas and so on are used up and people try to make do with what they have left, they are scraping the barrel …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• scraping the barrel —    When all the best people, things or ideas and so on are used up and people try to make do with what they have left, they are scraping the barrel.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• scrape the barrel — informal to use something or someone that you do not want to use because nothing or no one else is available. You know you re really scraping the barrel when you have to ask your old mother to come to the cinema with you. (usually in continuous… …   New idioms dictionary

• Scraping the barrel —   When all the best people, things or ideas and so on are used up and people try to make do with what they have left, they are scraping the barrel …   Dictionary of English idioms

• on the barrel — (of payment) without delay I gotta be paid cash on the barrel …   Useful english dictionary