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1 at the bottom of a barrel
at the bottom of a barrel (bucket, of one's pocket, of the dish) на дне бочки (ведра, кармана, блюда/тарелки)English-Russian combinatory dictionary > at the bottom of a barrel
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2 scrape the bottom of the barrel
expr infmlThey must really have scraped the bottom of the barrel to dig him up — Они что, лучше никого не могли найти?!
If they gave him the job, they must have had to scrape the bottom of the barrel — Если уж они ему дали эту работу, значит, у них совсем плохо с людьми
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > scrape the bottom of the barrel
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3 scrape the bottom of the barrel
(to (be obliged to) use the least useful, efficient, person or thing available: We're short of players for the game but including John would really be scraping the bottom of the barrel.) skrabe bunden* * *(to (be obliged to) use the least useful, efficient, person or thing available: We're short of players for the game but including John would really be scraping the bottom of the barrel.) skrabe bunden -
4 scrape the bottom of the barrel
(to (be obliged to) use the least useful, efficient, person or thing available: We're short of players for the game but including John would really be scraping the bottom of the barrel.) tocar fondoexpr.• no quedarle a uno más recursos expr.English-spanish dictionary > scrape the bottom of the barrel
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5 scrape the (bottom of the) barrel
paзг.иcпoльзoвaть пocлeдниe вoзмoжнocти, пocлeдниe pecуpcыWe are scraping the bottom of the barrel to find sites, no matter how small, to build on (Daily Worker). The country is so short of teachers that the government has been scraping the bottom of the barrel: some of the new teachers have very poor qualificationsConcise English-Russian phrasebook > scrape the (bottom of the) barrel
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6 scrape the bottom of the barrel
scrape (the bottom of) the barrel по сусекам поскрестиIn the last days of the Third Reich, the German home guard was forced to scrape the barrel and recruit even children and old men.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > scrape the bottom of the barrel
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7 scrape the bottom of the barrel
разг.; = scrape the barrelиспользовать последние возможности, последние ресурсыWe are scraping the bottom of the barrel to find sites, no matter how small, to build on. — Мы используем последние возможности, стараясь найти хотя бы небольшие участки для строительства.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > scrape the bottom of the barrel
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8 scrape the bottom of the barrel
(to (be obliged to) use the least useful, efficient, person or thing available: We're short of players for the game but including John would really be scraping the bottom of the barrel.) neyðast til að grípa til sísta kosts/leikmannsEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > scrape the bottom of the barrel
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9 scrape the bottom of the barrel
(to (be obliged to) use the least useful, efficient, person or thing available: We're short of players for the game but including John would really be scraping the bottom of the barrel.) a végső tartalékhoz nyúlEnglish-Hungarian dictionary > scrape the bottom of the barrel
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10 scrape the bottom of the barrel
(to (be obliged to) use the least useful, efficient, person or thing available: We're short of players for the game but including John would really be scraping the bottom of the barrel.) chegar ao fundo QUERYEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > scrape the bottom of the barrel
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11 scrape the bottom of the barrel
(to (be obliged to) use the least useful, efficient, person or thing available: We're short of players for the game but including John would really be scraping the bottom of the barrel.) kala kala...-e kalmakEnglish-Turkish dictionary > scrape the bottom of the barrel
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12 scrape the bottom of the barrel
(to (be obliged to) use the least useful, efficient, person or thing available: We're short of players for the game but including John would really be scraping the bottom of the barrel.) postrgati z dna posodeEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > scrape the bottom of the barrel
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13 scrape the bottom of the barrel
(to (be obliged to) use the least useful, efficient, person or thing available: We're short of players for the game but including John would really be scraping the bottom of the barrel.) joutua heikoimman lenkin varaanEnglish-Finnish dictionary > scrape the bottom of the barrel
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14 scrape the bottom of the barrel
(to (be obliged to) use the least useful, efficient, person or thing available: We're short of players for the game but including John would really be scraping the bottom of the barrel.) nøye seg med siste sort; skrape bunnenEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > scrape the bottom of the barrel
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15 scrape the bottom of the barrel
(to (be obliged to) use the least useful, efficient, person or thing available: We're short of players for the game but including John would really be scraping the bottom of the barrel.) raschiare il fondo del barileEnglish-Italian dictionary > scrape the bottom of the barrel
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16 scrape the bottom of the barrel
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17 scrape the bottom of the barrel
(to (be obliged to) use the least useful, efficient, person or thing available: We're short of players for the game but including John would really be scraping the bottom of the barrel.) sięgać po ostatnie rezerwy -
18 scrape the bottom of the barrel
(to (be obliged to) use the least useful, efficient, person or thing available: We're short of players for the game but including John would really be scraping the bottom of the barrel.) iztikt ar to, kas irEnglish-Latvian dictionary > scrape the bottom of the barrel
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19 scrape the bottom of the barrel
(to (be obliged to) use the least useful, efficient, person or thing available: We're short of players for the game but including John would really be scraping the bottom of the barrel.) tik iš bėdosEnglish-Lithuanian dictionary > scrape the bottom of the barrel
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20 scrape the bottom of the barrel
(to (be obliged to) use the least useful, efficient, person or thing available: We're short of players for the game but including John would really be scraping the bottom of the barrel.) göra en bottenskrapning, använda bottenskrapetEnglish-Swedish dictionary > scrape the bottom of the barrel
См. также в других словарях:
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
scrape the bottom of the barrel — {v. phr.}, {informal} To use or take whatever is left after the most or the best has been taken; accept the leftovers. * /At first they took out quarters, but they had so little money that they had to scrape the bottom of the barrel and paid with … Dictionary of American idioms
scrape the bottom of the barrel — {v. phr.}, {informal} To use or take whatever is left after the most or the best has been taken; accept the leftovers. * /At first they took out quarters, but they had so little money that they had to scrape the bottom of the barrel and paid with … Dictionary of American idioms
scrape the bottom of the barrel — tv. to tilize the last or only things or people available, even if unsatisfactory. (See also bottom of the barrel.) □ They were really scraping the bottom of the barrel when they picked you. □ You scraped the bottom of the barrel for this one. I… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
scrape\ the\ bottom\ of\ the\ barrel — v. phr. informal To use or take whatever is left after the most or the best has been taken; accept the leftovers. At first they took out quarters, but they had so little money that they had to scrape the bottom of the barrel and paid with nickels … Словарь американских идиом
scrape the bottom of the barrel — If you scrape the bottom of the barrel, you use the worst or the least satisfactory ideas, things or people because you have no choice. When they started to recruit, they had to scrape the bottom of the barrel because the best people has… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
scrape the bottom of the barrel — informal phrase to use or do something that you know is not very good, because you do not have anything better They’re really scraping the bottom of the barrel with these latest recruits. Thesaurus: to use something, or to be usedsynonym… … Useful english dictionary
scrape the barrel (or the bottom of the barrel) — informal be reduced to using the last and poorest resources. → scrape … English new terms dictionary
scrape the bottom of 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
scrape the bottom of the barrel — use the last ones or the worst ones, seconds He s a bad referee. We scraped the bottom of the barrel to find him … English idioms