slim pickings
idiom
informal
: very few good things to choose from
It was slim pickings on the last day of the sale.
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Gibbon started his research by reading about the famous Irish family as there was slim pickings for visual references apart from a few paintings and photographs.
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Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
But among the slim pickings, Mateus Mane has emerged as a forward who is highly rated by both academy staff and head coach Vitor Pereira.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Mitch Marner, Brad Marchand and Aaron Ekblad are off the board, leaving slim pickings in NHL free agency.
—Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
With the free agency market also having slim pickings in March, in addition to the the Titans, Browns, and Giants, the Las Vegas Raiders, New Orleans Saints and even possibly the Indianapolis Colts are left in a difficult situation in evaluating the risk on these players.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
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Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
But among the slim pickings, Mateus Mane has emerged as a forward who is highly rated by both academy staff and head coach Vitor Pereira.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Mitch Marner, Brad Marchand and Aaron Ekblad are off the board, leaving slim pickings in NHL free agency.
—Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
With the free agency market also having slim pickings in March, in addition to the the Titans, Browns, and Giants, the Las Vegas Raiders, New Orleans Saints and even possibly the Indianapolis Colts are left in a difficult situation in evaluating the risk on these players.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Slim pickings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slim%20pickings. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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