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词组 low on the totem pole
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Idiom
low on the totem pole
least important.
He's the low man on the totem pole here.AIDS deaths are low on the totem pole compared with cancer and heart disease.
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of totem pole (= a wooden pole with images of people and animals cut or painted on it)
low on the totem pole
⇨ low on the totem pole; low on the totemadjective occupying an unimportant position in a hierarchy UK, 1974

low on the totem pole

Having the least amount of experience, authority, and/or influence in a social or corporate hierarchy. The president has made it clear that the environment is low on the totem pole for his administration. I know I'll be low man on the totem pole with this internship, but it will at least give me a place to start in my career!
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