at the bottom of the pile
1(the) bottom of the pile — the bottom/top/of the pile phrase the last or first in status, income, or advantages Welfare cuts have reduced the income of those at the bottom of the pile. Thesaurus: general words used to describe rank and statushyponym from an upper class… …
2(the) top of the pile — the bottom/top/of the pile phrase the last or first in status, income, or advantages Welfare cuts have reduced the income of those at the bottom of the pile. Thesaurus: general words used to describe rank and statushyponym from an upper class… …
3at the bottom of the pile — see ↑pile, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑bottom at the bottom of the pile : in a low or very unimportant position He is at the bottom of the pile but should get a promotion soon. The team finished the season at the bottom of the pile. • • • Mai …
4at the bottom of the pile — at the bottom/top of the pile ► at the bottom or top of a group of competing things: »Despite a shaky first quarter, the athletic shoe producer has once again emerged at the top of the pile. Main Entry: ↑pile …
5at the top of the pile — at the bottom/top of the pile ► at the bottom or top of a group of competing things: »Despite a shaky first quarter, the athletic shoe producer has once again emerged at the top of the pile. Main Entry: ↑pile …
6at the bottom of the pile — in a worse situation than anyone else in a group of people. Those at the bottom of the heap feel that society has failed them. The homeless are at the bottom of the pile with little hope of improving their situation …
7(at the) bottom of the pile — (at the) bottom/top of the ˈpile idiom in the least/most important position in a group of people or things • It s been 20 years since a British player was top of the pile. Main entry: ↑pileidiom …
8(at the) top of the pile — (at the) bottom/top of the ˈpile idiom in the least/most important position in a group of people or things • It s been 20 years since a British player was top of the pile. Main entry: ↑pileidiom …
9at the bottom/top of the pile — ► at the bottom or top of a group of competing things: »Despite a shaky first quarter, the athletic shoe producer has once again emerged at the top of the pile. Main Entry: ↑pile …
10Pile — Pile, n. [AS. p[=i]l arrow, stake, L. pilum javelin; but cf. also L. pila pillar.] 1. A large stake, or piece of timber, pointed and driven into the earth, as at the bottom of a river, or in a harbor where the ground is soft, for the support of a …
