to scrape (the bottom of) the barrel
to scrape (the bottom of) the barrel
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to have no option but to make use of people or things of very poor quality
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Idiom
Informal
أمثلة
The coach had to scrape the the bottom of barrel for substitutes after multiple injuries, putting inexperienced players on the field for the crucial game.
