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Mr. Tom Posted 8 years ago
Vocabulary
On the totem pole
Hi
Could you please tell me why there is no "a" before "low man"?
I didn't want to be low man on the totem pole.
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Thanks,
Tom
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It is an idiom. "low man on the totem pole" means that you are in the lowest position (the bottom rung) in an organization and everyone is your boss. Sometimes the definite article is used - the low man...
- It is an idiom.
- "low man on the totem pole" means that you are in the lowest position (the bottom rung) in an organization and everyone is your boss.
- Sometimes the definite article is used - the low man...
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It is an idiom. "low man on the totem pole" means that you are in the lowest position (the bottom rung) in an organization and everyone is your boss. Sometimes the definite article is used - the low man...
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