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bottom of the barrel
(redirected from bottom of the heap)

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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.
See also: barrel, bottom


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In a single day at Rockville High, one student rises from the bottom of the heap while the star quarterback comes crashing down.
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