Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Scrape the barrel
Option 1: Trying to find something
Option 2: Hiding something
Option 3: Using all the ways to achieve the desired result
Option 4: To be forced to use one's last and weakest resource
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Correct Answer: To be forced to use one's last and weakest resource
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
The idiom, scrape the barrel is used when you've exhausted all other options and have to resort to your last and often less favourable choice or resource. It's not about trying to find something, hiding something, or using all possible ways; it's specifically about using your last and weakest resource.
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