one's turn in the barrel
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One's turn for an unpleasant or difficult job.
Example Sentences
- "Once a year, every year, it was his turn in the barrel. Like every other agent on the ninth floor of the Dirksen Federal Building, Buck hated complaint duty."
- "Not to worry, we would get our turn in the barrel sooner rather than later."
- "After their lunch, the directors continued their reviews with Olav's turn in the barrel."
- "It was then my turn in the barrel, and the Falcons asked that we convene in Bu Prang."