English / idiom
Skeleton Crew
MEANING IN ENGLISH
The bare minimum number of personnel needed to run an organization or operation.
In context
01
Even when operating with a skeleton crew, the charitable clinic never compromised its standard of compassion.
02
During difficult economic times, a loyal skeleton crew kept the founder's visionary institution alive.
Synonyms
minimum staff,core team,bare-bones workforce
Antonyms
full staff,surplus workforce,complete roster
Collocations
operate with a skeleton crew,maintain a skeleton crew,reduced to a skeleton crew