单词 | slim pickings |
释义 | slim pickingsSEE SYNONYMS FOR slim pickings ON THESAURUS.COM A small amount left after others have taken a share. For example, After each of the children took what they wanted of Mother's things, it was slim pickings for the rest of the family. This expression alludes to animals devouring a carcass. [Early 1600s] Words nearby slim pickingsslime mould, slimline, slimmer, slimming, slimnastics, slim pickings, slimsy, slimy, sling, sling-back, sling chair The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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