Scrape the bottom of the barrel

 Meaning:

• If you scrape the bottom of the barrel, you select from among the worst or choose from what is left over.

Example sentence:

He'll have to scrape the bottom of the barrel if he wants to find a job. The situation is not ideal - many people are unemployed.



Questions for you to answer:

1. When did you last have to scrape the bottom of the barrel?
2. When do you generally have to scrape the bottom of the barrel?
3. Would you have to scrape the bottom of the barrel to find a good English course at the beginning of September?
4. Do you think that there are always the worst things at the bottom of the barrel?