bottom of the heap
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bottom of the barrel definition


and bottom of the heap
  1. 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. , If you drop out of school, you stay at the bottom of the heap.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Bottom of the heap is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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