scrape the bottom of the barrel片語KK [skrep ðə ˋbɑtəm ʌv ðə ˋbærəl] /skɹeɪp ðə ˈbɑtəm ʌv ðə ˈbæɹəl/發音片語1挑剩下的都用上、將就最差的、矮子裡拔將軍貶義With so few applicants, the company was really scraping the bottom of the barrel.申請的人這麼少,公司真的是在矮子裡拔將軍。2資源耗盡、勉強湊出、撐到極限By March we were scraping the bottom of the barrel to pay the rent.到了三月,我們已經東拼西湊才勉強付出房租。