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on the scrap heap also in the scrap heap

in a place for things that are not wanted any more Congress is threatening to throw the president's budget on the scrap heap.

Etymology: from the literal meaning of scrap heap (a pile of things that are no longer wanted)

See also: heap, scrap

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When worn to a certain point, brake drums cannot be resurfaced and are thrown in the scrap heap. Antique-looking planters from brake drums by Plante, John / Countryside & Small Stock Journal More results

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