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low man on the totem pole

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low man on the totem pole
Fig. the least important or lowest-ranking person of a group. I was the last to find out because I'm low man on the totem pole. I can't be of any help. I'm low man on the totem pole.
See also: low, man, pole, totem


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``I thoroughly understood that, and at the time I figured I was probably the low man on the totem pole.
``He is just the low man on the totem pole who takes orders and pulls the trigger, and he's never been allowed any dignity or expression for his heart.
 
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