throw on the scrap heap

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• throw on the scrap heap — throw (someone/something) on the scrap heap informal to get rid of someone or something that is not wanted or needed any more. Many people over forty who can t find a job feel they ve been thrown on the scrap heap. (usually passive) …   New idioms dictionary

• throw someone on the scrap heap — throw (someone/something) on the scrap heap informal to get rid of someone or something that is not wanted or needed any more. Many people over forty who can t find a job feel they ve been thrown on the scrap heap. (usually passive) …   New idioms dictionary

• throw something on the scrap heap — throw (someone/something) on the scrap heap informal to get rid of someone or something that is not wanted or needed any more. Many people over forty who can t find a job feel they ve been thrown on the scrap heap. (usually passive) …   New idioms dictionary

• be on the scrap heap — throw (someone/something) on the scrap heap to get rid of someone or something that is not wanted or needed any more. These kids are on the scrap heap as soon as they leave school …   New idioms dictionary

• on 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) …   New idioms dictionary

• throw into the discard — (US) To throw on the scrap heap • • • Main Entry: ↑discard …   Useful english dictionary

• scrap — I 1. noun 1) a scrap of paper Syn: fragment, piece, bit, snippet, shred; offcut, oddment, remnant 2) there wasn t a scrap of evidence Syn: bit, speck, iota, pa …   Thesaurus of popular words

• throw something away — 1 she hated throwing old clothes away: DISCARD, throw out, dispose of, get rid of, do away with, toss out, scrap, throw on the scrap heap, clear out, dump, jettison; …   Useful english dictionary

• heap — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, large ▪ little, small ▪ crumpled ▪ ash (AmE …   Collocations dictionary

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