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Is this “scraping the bottom of the barrel”? When you’ve run out of good ideas and are trying increasingly rubbish options?
Comment by Maladath at 02/02/2025 at 10:19 UTC
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No. I googled it in German and brewers in the 14th century wanted to sell spoiled beer and then authorities came in and destroyed the bottom of the barrels. It's used in the context of "that's outrageous" (trying to sell spoiled beer).
Comment by teteban79 at 02/02/2025 at 10:11 UTC
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No, it means "enough is enough", or the straw that broke the camel's back