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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
Example
The company was desperate to hire new employees and had to scrape the barrel, resorting to candidates with minimal qualifications and experience.
With the pantry nearly empty, the family had to scrape the barrel for dinner, making a meal out of the few ingredients left in the kitchen.
