scrape the bottom of the barrel
scrape the barrel
to use the worst people or things because that is all that is available
(因別無選擇)將就,湊合用
scrape /skre?p/
v. 用工具刮;刮掉;擦傷;挖坑
barrel /'bær(?)l/
大桶,用來載運啤酒、威士忌、食糖、汽油等各種貨品。
它的出處可能是酒桶里僅僅剩下桶底那一丁點兒的酒了,實在要喝就只能刮桶底。刮桶底取上來的酒有沉淀甚至還混著木屑,會好喝嗎? 想必不行,所以刮桶底是百般無奈才出此下策的。
Richard's in the team? You really are scraping the bottom of the barrel!
理查德進隊了?你真是沒人可用了!
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