It seems nobody has any fresh ideas on the subject. We are getting to the bottom of the barrel. — Ни у кого, видимо, нет новых идей. Мы выдохлись.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.
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
scrape (the bottom of) the barrel — scrape (the bottom of) the ˈbarrel idiom (disapproving) to have to use whatever things or people you can get, because there is not much choice available Main entry: ↑scrapeidiom … Useful english dictionary
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bottom — [[t]bɒ̱təm[/t]] ♦♦ bottoms, bottoming, bottomed 1) N COUNT: usu the N in sing, oft N of n The bottom of something is the lowest or deepest part of it. He sat at the bottom of the stairs... Answers can be found at the bottom of page 8. ...the… … English dictionary
bottom — n. 1) (usu. fig.) to scrape the bottom of the barrel ( to use one s last resources ) 2) (fig.) to hit ( reach ) bottom 3) to sink to the bottom 4) a double, false bottom 5) a bottom to (there s a false bottom to the suitcase) 6) at, on the bottom … Combinatory dictionary
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bottom — bot|tom1 W3S1 [ˈbɔtəm US ˈba: ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(lowest part)¦ 2¦(lowest side)¦ 3¦(lowest inner part)¦ 4¦(lowest social position/rank)¦ 5¦(ocean/river)¦ 6¦(body)¦ 7¦(clothes)¦ 8¦(furthest part)¦ 9 get to the bottom of something … Dictionary of contemporary English
bottom — 1 noun 1 LOWEST PART the lowest part of something: the bottom: From the bottom the skyscraper looked as if it touched the clouds. (+ of): Hold the bottom of the pole and keep it upright. | at the bottom: Go downstairs and wait for me at the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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