Scrape the bottom of the barrel in Hindi
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The meaning of “scrape the bottom of the barrel” in Hindi is किसी तरह काम चलाना, pronounced bairal ke niche parimarjan — it is a verb. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
To settle for a poor option due to a lack or unavailability of anything more favorable.
Derived from the historical practice in the early European history of storing food in barrels; when food supplies ran low, only what was on the very bottom of the barrel remained, and had to be removed by scraping. Oil in a barrel has different fractions with a different weight. The heavier fractions like asphaltum sink to the bottom of the barrel and can be difficult to scrape from the bottom.
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