BOTTOM OF THE BARREL
bottom of the barrel: translation
the bottom of the barrel & the bottom of the heap
Fig. the location of persons or things of the very lowest quality; someone or something of the lowest quality. (The fruit at the bottom of a barrel of apples is likely to be bruised from the weight of the other apples.) •
That last secretary you sent me was really the bottom of the barrel.
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I don't need any candidates from the bottom of the heap.