| 单词 | low man on the totem pole |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslow man on the totem pole b. colloquial. Used in various figurative phrases with reference to a person's position in a hierarchy, esp. in low man on the totem pole: a person of lowly status. Similarly low on the totem pole: of lowly status.In fact, totem pole carvings are often not arranged in a hierarchical order, and may show important figures near the bottom. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > [adjective] > of rank or position low man on the totem pole1941 low on the totem1956 1941 H. A. Smith (title) Low man on a totem pole. 1945 Sun (Baltimore) 3 Sept. 1/7 The lowest brass to sign the surrender documents was Colonel L. Moore Cosgrave... ‘He's low man on the totem pole,’ murmured an Australian correspondent. 1973 ‘B. Mather’ Snowline iii. 36 Just how far up the Departmental totem pole was Hallaby? 2002 Vanity Fair July 74/1 If they don't rank high enough on the corporate totem pole, she ignores them. 2017 Times-Tribune (Corbin, Kentucky) (Nexis) 13 May Even if you feel like you're low on the totem pole, you still have to show up everyday on time and do your best. < as lemmas |
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