- bottom of the heap
- Go to bottom of the barrel.
Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.
bottom of the heap
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(the) bottom of the heap — the lowest rank within a group. Being near the bottom of the heap, the company has nowhere to go but up. Those at the bottom of the heap feel that no one cares about them. Opposite of: the top of the heap … New idioms dictionary
at the bottom of the heap — at the top/bottom/of the heap phrase in the highest or lowest position in a society or organization The project is designed to help people at the bottom of the economic heap. Thesaurus: relationships and membership of social groupssynonym… … Useful english dictionary
at the bottom of the heap — in a worse situation than anyone else in a group of people. Those at the bottom of the heap feel that society has failed them. The homeless are at the bottom of the pile with little hope of improving their situation … New idioms dictionary
(the) top of the heap — the highest rank within a group. How does Stephen plan to keep the company at the top of the heap? Usage notes: often used in the form at the top of the heap, as in the example Opposite of: the bottom of the heap … New idioms dictionary
bottom of the barrel — AND bottom of the heap 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. □ I don’t need any… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
at the top of the heap — at the top/bottom/of the heap phrase in the highest or lowest position in a society or organization The project is designed to help people at the bottom of the economic heap. Thesaurus: relationships and membership of social groupssynonym… … Useful english dictionary
at the bottom/top of the heap — used to describe a person s level of success, position in society, etc. Quite a few people applied for the job, but his past work experience put him at the top of the heap. [=made him the strongest candidate of the group] People at the bottom of… … Useful english dictionary
at the bottom of the pile — in a worse situation than anyone else in a group of people. Those at the bottom of the heap feel that society has failed them. The homeless are at the bottom of the pile with little hope of improving their situation … New idioms dictionary
Heap leaching — is an industrial mining process to extract precious metals and copper compounds from ore.ProcessThe mined ore is crushed into small chunks and heaped on an impermeable plastic and/or clay lined leach pad where it can be irrigated with a leach… … Wikipedia
heap — heap1 [ hip ] noun count * 1. ) a large pile of something, especially a messy pile: a rubbish heap heap of: The bomb had reduced the building to a heap of rubble. be in a heap: His clothes were in a crumpled heap on the floor. in heaps: The… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
