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Idiom the scum of the earth very informal if a group of people are the scum of the earth, they are the worst type of people.People who abuse children are the scum of the earth.
idiomthe scum of the earththe worst people you can imagine:Liz says the police treated her as if she were the scum of the earth, but the judge won't listen to her.I'd always been fascinated by the people living on the streets - those that society considers the scum of the earth.
the scum of the earthThe absolute worst kind of person or people. The phrase comes from the Bible. The people who carried out those atrocities are the scum of the earth. the ˌscum of the ˈearth (informal) a person or a group of people thought to be worthless, evil or completely without good qualities: Drug dealers are the scum of the earth. OPPOSITE: the salt of the earth Scum is a layer of dirt on the surface of water. |