scrape the bottom of the barrel片语

片语

1. 1

   挑剩下的都用上、将就最差的、矮子里拔将军贬义

   With so few applicants, the company was really scraping the bottom of the barrel.

   申请的人这么少，公司真的是在矮子里拔将军。

2. 2

   资源耗尽、勉强凑出、撑到极限

   By March we were scraping the bottom of the barrel to pay the rent.

   到了三月，我们已经东拼西凑才勉强付出房租。