crafu gwaelod y gasgen

Welsh

Etymology

Literally, “to scrape the bottom of the barrel”.

Verb

crafu gwaelod y gasgen (first-person singular present crafaf gwaelod y gasgen)

  1. (idiomatic) to scrape the bottom of the barrel, to settle for a poor option in the absence of alternatives

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “crafu”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
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