scrape the bottom of the barrel
scrape the barrel
to use the worst people or things because that is all that is available
(因别无选择)将就,凑合用
scrape /skreɪp/
v. 用工具刮;刮掉;擦伤;挖坑
barrel /'bær(ə)l/
大桶,用来载运啤酒、威士忌、食糖、汽油等各种货品。
它的出处可能是酒桶里仅仅剩下桶底那一丁点儿的酒了,实在要喝就只能刮桶底。刮桶底取上来的酒有沉淀甚至还混着木屑,会好喝吗? 想必不行,所以刮桶底是百般无奈才出此下策的。
Richard's in the team? You really are scraping the bottom of the barrel!
理查德进队了?你真是没人可用了!
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