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Meaning of at the bottom of the pile | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

At the lowest level in a list or hierarchy.

Examples

“Dad tried and tried to get a different job, any job. But jobs in the town were scarce, and a man with a wooden leg always found himself at the bottom of the pile.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

at the coal face at the corner at the door at the double at the drop of a hat at the earliest