slim pickings

短语

词形变化

only 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small amount, especially of money; paucity.

    非正式 仅复数

    After the factory closed, it's slim pickings for work in this town.

    But in a year of slim pickings in the super-coach business -- Cowher and Carroll preferred to wait another day -- there was not much left to choose from.