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bottom of the barrel |
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bottom of the barrel and bottom of the heap Fig. the location of persons or things of the very lowest quality; someone or something of the lowest quality. (The fruit at the bottom of a barrel of apples is likely to be bruised from the weight of the other apples.) That last secretary you sent me was really the bottom of the barrel. I don't need any candidates from the bottom of the heap. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The pre-weighed rubber specimen is placed at the bottom of the barrel of the rheometer. The year 2048, he says, offers "avery tangible deadline of when we're going to hit the bottom of the barrel. We want to use bottom of the barrel kind of (wood) waste, to look at what is of absolutely no value to them, even on the secondary market. |
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