单词 | low man on the totem pole |
释义 | low man on the totem poleLow in rank, least important person, as in I just joined the board so I'm low man on the totem pole. This slangy expression is thought to have been invented by the American comedian Fred Allen about 1940 and caught on despite its lack of application to a genuine totem pole. Words nearby low man on the totem polelowlight, lowlihead, low-loader, lowly, low-lying, low man on the totem pole, Low Mass, low milling, low-minded, lown, Lowndes The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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