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at the bottom of the pile

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  • (the) bottom of the pile — the bottom/top/of the pile phrase the last or first in status, income, or advantages Welfare cuts have reduced the income of those at the bottom of the pile. Thesaurus: general words used to describe rank and statushyponym from an upper class… …   Useful english dictionary

  • (the) top of the pile — the bottom/top/of the pile phrase the last or first in status, income, or advantages Welfare cuts have reduced the income of those at the bottom of the pile. Thesaurus: general words used to describe rank and statushyponym from an upper class… …   Useful english dictionary

  • at the bottom of the pile — see ↑pile, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑bottom at the bottom of the pile : in a low or very unimportant position He is at the bottom of the pile but should get a promotion soon. The team finished the season at the bottom of the pile. • • • Mai …   Useful english dictionary

  • at the bottom of the pile — at the bottom/top of the pile ► at the bottom or top of a group of competing things: »Despite a shaky first quarter, the athletic shoe producer has once again emerged at the top of the pile. Main Entry: ↑pile …   Financial and business terms

  • at the top of the pile — at the bottom/top of the pile ► at the bottom or top of a group of competing things: »Despite a shaky first quarter, the athletic shoe producer has once again emerged at the top of the pile. Main Entry: ↑pile …   Financial and business terms

  • at the bottom of the pile — in a worse situation than anyone else in a group of people. Those at the bottom of the heap feel that society has failed them. The homeless are at the bottom of the pile with little hope of improving their situation …   New idioms dictionary

  • (at the) bottom of the pile — (at the) bottom/top of the ˈpile idiom in the least/most important position in a group of people or things • It s been 20 years since a British player was top of the pile. Main entry: ↑pileidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • (at the) top of the pile — (at the) bottom/top of the ˈpile idiom in the least/most important position in a group of people or things • It s been 20 years since a British player was top of the pile. Main entry: ↑pileidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • at the bottom/top of the pile — ► at the bottom or top of a group of competing things: »Despite a shaky first quarter, the athletic shoe producer has once again emerged at the top of the pile. Main Entry: ↑pile …   Financial and business terms

  • Pile — Pile, n. [AS. p[=i]l arrow, stake, L. pilum javelin; but cf. also L. pila pillar.] 1. A large stake, or piece of timber, pointed and driven into the earth, as at the bottom of a river, or in a harbor where the ground is soft, for the support of a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pile bridge — Pile Pile, n. [AS. p[=i]l arrow, stake, L. pilum javelin; but cf. also L. pila pillar.] 1. A large stake, or piece of timber, pointed and driven into the earth, as at the bottom of a river, or in a harbor where the ground is soft, for the support …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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