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scrape the bottom of the barrel What does scrape the bottom of the barrel mean?	to take whatever is left after the best has been taken	The company is scraping the bottom of the barrel if they must give that woman a job.
scrape the bottom of the barrel What does scrape the bottom of the barrel mean?	to take whatever is left after the best has been taken	The company is scraping the bottom of the barrel to look for new employees.
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Their bark is worse than their bite What does "Their bark is worse than their bite" mean?	If someone's bark is worse than their bite, they get angry and shout and make threats, but don't actually do anything.
on no account What does "on no account" mean?	for no reason, absolutely not	On no account am I going to let my friend borrow my laptop computer.
no matter What does "no matter" mean?	regardless	No matter how hard that I try, my piano teacher is never satisfied.
ass What does "ass" mean?	buttocks; rear-end.	She's got a great ass.
lesser of the two What does "lesser of the two" mean?	the smaller of two things, the one with the least amount	I ordered the food and when the two plates arrived I took the lesser of the two.

stand over (someone or something) What does "stand over (someone or something)" mean?	to watch someone or something closely, to keep checking someone or something all the time	The father stood over his son all day to make sure that he was studying for his final exams.
on the take What does "on the take" mean?	to be accepting bribes	The border guard was discovered to be on the take and was immediately fired.
play hooky What does "play hooky" mean?	to not go to school when you should	The boys played hooky and went to the video game center for the afternoon.
Off the rails What does "Off the rails" mean?	If someone has gone off the rails, they have lost track of reality.

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Scrape The Bottom Of The Barrel Idiom