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What exactly does "bitter dregs" mean, and where did the phrase come from?

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  1. The bottom of the coffee pot that's just been kept on the fire a long time with grounds (dregs) in the bottom gets REALLY bitter.

    So generally applied to whoever is "left holding the ball," "sucking hind teat" or left with the end of a situation with negative consequences.

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