slim pickings

few choices, in general. Possibly, no choices at all (understatement). Pickings = the things you have available to pick. Slim = thin, few, small. Also slim pickens, slim pickings.

I've been looking for a job for months! Since the layoffs, it's been pretty slim pickings.

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slim picking

The art of stealing drinks at a night club or bar.

My boy called me up tonight and said yo lets hit the clubs. I so no way bro got no cash. He said me neither but we can just go slim picking

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