Slim pickings In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "slim pickings", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2021-11-15 06:11

Meaning of Slim pickings

Slim pickings informal noun

Very few good things left after others have taken from what was originally available

If you go to the supermarket to buy groceries at the end of the day, you will only have slim pickings left.

Peter: Mom, I'm hungry. Is there anything to eat in the fridge? Mom: Just some slim pickings.

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