bottom of the barrel
Meaning: The least able member of a group; the least desirable items from a collection.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Category: Daily Life
Origin: This idiom is often used with the verbs "to reach" or "to scrape," as in the examples, and is used to express a negative opinion about a person or thing.
More idioms — Daily Life
- boxed in someone in — Restricted; to restrict someone.
- brainstorm — To generate many ideas quickly.
- breadwinner — Somebody that provides financially for his or her family.
- get someone the brush-off — To be dismissed casually and almost cruelly.
- give someone a bum steer — Bad advice or instructions.
- burn rubber — To accelerate with tires so quickly from a stopped position that the rubber tires make a…
More English idioms
- bottoms up! — A call to drink; to empty one's glass.
- bring down the house — To be a great success.
- burn the candle at both ends — To overwork oneself.
- burned out — Lacking enthusiasm due to overexposure or too much of the same thing; completely used up;…
- burning question — A question that deserves or demands discussion.
- butt in — To interfere (sentence 1) or literally to push one's way in between other people (sentenc…
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