waste of space

Someone or something that is blatantly unhelpful, worthless, or useless. Boy, what a waste of space— he's just standing around while the rest of us all move furniture. The old monitor doesn't work anymore, so at this point it's just a waste of space. Let's trash it.

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waste of space

something that is completely without value. The wrecked furniture in here is just a waste of space. This broken-down car is a waste of space!

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a waste of space

BRITISH, INFORMAL

If you describe someone as a waste of space, you mean that they are completely useless. The woman in charge of administration is a complete waste of space.

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Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012

waste of space

a person perceived as useless or incompetent. informal

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a waste of ˈspace

(spoken) a person who is useless or no good at anything: What did you have to ask him along for? He’s a complete waste of space!

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"Waste of space human being, absolutely useless as a friend he has destroyed my marriage and family of 29 years, the waste of space is free to anyone who wants there (sic) life ruined free to anyone who will collect feel free to call anytime."

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They also claim they were forced to sell a Toyota Yaris because of not being able to use their drive, which they have branded "a complete waste of space".

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He's a vain, balding, booze-swilling waste of space.

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I fail to see the connection between architecture and crime, except that Selfridges is a criminal waste of space and money.

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