scrape (the bottom of) the barrel
idiomPart ofbarrel
scrape (the bottom of) the barrel — idiom
1. To use the least desirable or lowest quality options because better ones are not
1.idiom
Definition
To use the least desirable or lowest quality options because better ones are not available.
Example
Hiring that intern felt like scraping the bottom of the barrel.
With no good candidates left, the team was scraping the bottom of the barrel.