The first guy who blows the assignment is said to be "in the barrel". (‘Saturday Review’, DAS) — Говорят, что сотрудник, который проболтается об этом задании, вылетит с работы.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.
the bottom of the barrel — see ↑bottom, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑barrel the bottom of the barrel : the lowest possible condition, level, etc. After the divorce, Tim felt he had reached/hit the bottom of the barrel. The excessive coverage of the scandal signals … Useful english dictionary
(the) bottom of the barrel — the worst or least able members of a particular group. He described them as the bottom of the barrel of American society. There were only 40 students in the new class, and I think the admissions office was getting to the bottom of the barrel.… … New idioms dictionary
bottom of the barrel — AND bottom of the heap n. the location of persons or things of the very lowest quality. (Usually with from. See also scrape the bottom of the barrel.) □ That last secretary you sent me was really from the bottom of the barrel. □ I don’t need any… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
bottom of the barrel — Last resort, last option available. ► “As inventories continue to scrape the bottom of the barrel, producers say prices may rise even more in the coming months.” (Chemical Marketing Reporter, April 24, 1995, p. 31) … American business jargon
scrape the bottom of the barrel — {v. phr.}, {informal} To use or take whatever is left after the most or the best has been taken; accept the leftovers. * /At first they took out quarters, but they had so little money that they had to scrape the bottom of the barrel and paid with … Dictionary of American idioms
scrape the bottom of the barrel — {v. phr.}, {informal} To use or take whatever is left after the most or the best has been taken; accept the leftovers. * /At first they took out quarters, but they had so little money that they had to scrape the bottom of the barrel and paid with … Dictionary of American idioms
Harold The Barrel — «Harold The Barrel» Canción de Genesis álbum Nursery Cryme Publicación 12 noviembre 1971 … Wikipedia Español
Scraping the Barrel — Infobox Album | Name = Scraping the Barrel Type = Album Artist = Gentle Giant Released = 15 November, 2004 Recorded = Genre = Progressive rock Length = Label = Alucard Producer = Reviews = Last album = Under Construction (1997) This album =… … Wikipedia
over\ the\ barrel — • over a barrel • over the barrel adv. phr. informal In the power of your enemies; not able to do anything about what happens to you; in a helpless condition; trapped. Bill had Tom over a barrel because Tom owed him money. Ralph has me over a… … Словарь американских идиом
scrape the barrel (or the bottom of the barrel) — informal be reduced to using the last and poorest resources. → scrape … English new terms dictionary
scrape the bottom of the barrel — tv. to tilize the last or only things or people available, even if unsatisfactory. (See also bottom of the barrel.) □ They were really scraping the bottom of the barrel when they picked you. □ You scraped the bottom of the barrel for this one. I… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
