英语词组scrape the bottom of the barrel是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

scrape the bottom of the barrel

Theme: CHOICE

to select from among the worst; to choose from what is left over.

You've bought a bad-looking car. You really scraped the bottom of the barrel to get that one.The worker you sent over was the worst I've ever seen. Send me another—and don't scrape the bottom of the barrel.

Slang

scrape the bottom of the barrel

Theme: ALTERNATIVES

tr. to utilize the last or only things or people available, even if unsatisfactory.

They were really scraping the bottom of the barrel when they picked you.You scraped the bottom of the barrel for this one. I want something better.

idiomscrape the bottom of the barrelto be forced to use or choose something that is not very good because there is nothing else:That last joke was really scraping the bottom of the barrel!The defendants will plead not guilty, but using an eighteenth century law to defend yourself looks like scraping the barrel.

Note You may hear people use 'the bottom of the barrel' with other verbsThe editor obviously feels these trashy stories are worthy of the newspaper's tradition of quality. In my opinion he has come right down to the bottom of the barrel.

scrape the bottom of the barrel

To use or select from the last or worst of the resources or options from a particular range or set, even if they are not satisfactory, because there are no others to choose from. We used to get hundreds of qualified candidates, but lately I feel like we've been scraping the bottom of the barrel with the applicants we bring in. A: "These were the best you could get?" B: "Sorry, the selection was already picked through, so I really had to scrape the bottom of the barrel even to find those."

scrape the bottom of the barrel

to select from among the worst; to choose from what is left over. You've bought a bad-looking car. You really scraped the bottom of the barrel to get that one. The worker you sent over was the worst I've ever seen. Send me another—and don't scrape the bottom of the barrel.

scrape the bottom of the barrel

tv. to utilize 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.

bottom of the barrel, scrape the

Obtain the last dregs, the least desirable remains. The sediment of wine was likened to the lowest, most despicable elements of society nearly two thousand years ago by Cicero. The metaphor remains current.

词组	scrape the bottom of the barrel
释义	Idiom scrape the bottom of the barrel Theme: CHOICE to select from among the worst; to choose from what is left over. You've bought a bad-looking car. You really scraped the bottom of the barrel to get that one.The worker you sent over was the worst I've ever seen. Send me another—and don't scrape the bottom of the barrel. Slang scrape the bottom of the barrel Theme: ALTERNATIVES tr. to utilize the last or only things or people available, even if unsatisfactory. They were really scraping the bottom of the barrel when they picked you.You scraped the bottom of the barrel for this one. I want something better. idiomscrape the bottom of the barrelto be forced to use or choose something that is not very good because there is nothing else:That last joke was really scraping the bottom of the barrel!The defendants will plead not guilty, but using an eighteenth century law to defend yourself looks like scraping the barrel. Note You may hear people use 'the bottom of the barrel' with other verbsThe editor obviously feels these trashy stories are worthy of the newspaper's tradition of quality. In my opinion he has come right down to the bottom of the barrel. scrape the bottom of the barrel To use or select from the last or worst of the resources or options from a particular range or set, even if they are not satisfactory, because there are no others to choose from. We used to get hundreds of qualified candidates, but lately I feel like we've been scraping the bottom of the barrel with the applicants we bring in. A: "These were the best you could get?" B: "Sorry, the selection was already picked through, so I really had to scrape the bottom of the barrel even to find those." scrape the bottom of the barrel to select from among the worst; to choose from what is left over. You've bought a bad-looking car. You really scraped the bottom of the barrel to get that one. The worker you sent over was the worst I've ever seen. Send me another—and don't scrape the bottom of the barrel. scrape the bottom of the barrel tv. to utilize 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. bottom of the barrel, scrape the Obtain the last dregs, the least desirable remains. The sediment of wine was likened to the lowest, most despicable elements of society nearly two thousand years ago by Cicero. The metaphor remains current.
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