Question
Download Solution PDFSelect the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Scrape the barrel
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is: To be forced to use one's last and weakest resource.
Key Points
- The idiom "scrape the barrel" means to use one's last and weakest resource.
- For example- We're only a couple of months into the general election campaign, but political parties are already scraping the barrel for ideas.
- This phrase is often used when someone is in a difficult situation and has exhausted all other options.
- The word "scrape" implies that the resource being used is barely enough to get by.
- Grammatically, "scrape the barrel" is an idiom or phrase that doesn't have a literal meaning but is understood through common usage.
Therefore, the correct answer is option 4.
Additional Information
- "Trying to find something" is a common interpretation of this phrase, but it doesn't capture the sense of desperation that comes with using one's last resource.
- "Hiding something" is not related to the meaning of this idiom.
- "Using all the ways to achieve the desired result" is similar to the correct answer but doesn't convey the sense of weakness in the resource being used.
Hinglish
- The English idiomatic expression "scrape the barrel" corresponds to the Hindi phrase "चरबों से मक्खन निकालना"
- It signifies the act of using the least desirable resources or resorting to desperate means due to a lack of better options.
- For example: "लेखकों की कमी के कारण, प्रकाशकों को चरबों से मक्खन निकालने की स्थिति में हैं।"
- In English: "Due to a lack of authors, the publishers are in a situation of scraping the barrel."
- It means that because there are not enough authors, the publishers have to resort to using less desirable ones.
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