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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

• bottom of the barrel — AND bottom of the heap n. the location of persons or things of the very lowest quality. (Usually with from. See also scrape the bottom of the barrel.) □ That last secretary you sent me was really from the bottom of the barrel. □ I don’t need any… …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• bottom of the barrel —  Last resort, last option available.  ► “As inventories continue to scrape the bottom of the barrel, producers say prices may rise even more in the coming months.” (Chemical Marketing Reporter, April 24, 1995, p. 31) …   American business jargon

• 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

• 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 (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 — 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