bottom-feeding
釜底抽薪,抄底,抄底行动,垫底
Definitions
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- : the activities of a bottom feeder.
Examples
He hits bottom at Rocamadour, a sanctuary in the Dordogne known as a citadel of faith devoted to Mary.
Despite its ranking at the bottom of most international development indexes, the conflict is shrouded by confusion.
Mary Elizabeth Williams of Salon labels the show a “crass stunt” on a “bottom-feeding vortex of sadness network.”
Bottom line is that it will only be a BVR [beyond visual range] airplane.
On Monday, Soelistyo had jolted relatives as well as searchers by suggesting that the plane could be “at the bottom of the sea.”
Three immatures were collected and adults were seen feeding young fledglings at Pisté.
But, as the keel of the boats touched bottom, each boat-load dashed into the water and then into the enemy's fire.
In these archipelagos the waters being shallow, the frost was quite intense enough to cool them to the bottom.
One of the little girls in pigtails was holding him, while Miss Anne administered the feeding-bottle.
"I have a letter somewhere," looking in the machine drawer and finding the letter in the bottom of the workbasket.