the low man on the totem pole



the low man on the totem pole

  (American)
someone who has the least important position in an organization He started as the low man on the totem pole and worked his way up to be manager.
See lay low, lie low
See also: low, man, on, pole, totem

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nathanielnə-THAN-ee-əl (English), nə-THAN-yəl (English)English, Biblical
Hildr-Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
PÁLPAHLHungarian
Ankica-Croatian
Salomonsa-lo-MAWN (French)French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Borisbah-REES (Russian), BO-ris (German), BAWR-is (English)Bulgarian, Russian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Georgian, German, History