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one's turn in the barrel en · NOUN

Meanings

1. One's turn for an unpleasant or difficult job.
   • 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. 2002, T. W. Greensmith, Guardians of the Tomb, →ISBN, page 19:
   • Not to worry, we would get our turn in the barrel sooner rather than later. 2008, Sam Wellington, In the Beginning...There Was the Men's Room, →ISBN, page 40:
   • It was then my turn in the barrel, and the Falcons asked that we convene in Bu Prang. 2014, Arthur G. Sharp, The Siege of LZ Kate: The Battle for an American Firebase in Vietnam, →ISBN:
   • After their lunch, the directors continued their reviews with Olav's turn in the barrel. 2013, William H. Isely, The Snows of Summer, →ISBN, page 203: