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| English | Russian |
| scrape the bottom of the barrel | довольствоваться тем, что есть, за неимением лучшего (to select from among the worst; to choose from what is left over; to use the worst people or things because that is all that is available Fidelia) |
| scrape the bottom of the barrel | видимо, дела идут совсем плохо, раз ... (to use the worst people or things because that is all that is available: Richard's in the team? You really are scraping the barrel!) |