scrap heap

American  

Or scrapheap

noun

1. a pile of old, discarded material, as metal.

2. a place for dumping old, useless things.

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Etymology

Origin of scrap heap

First recorded in 1830–40; scrap ¹ + heap

Example Sentences

If that’s what’s best for her, then he’s OK with being cast on the scrap heap.

From Salon

Police are warning that more illegal and modified e-bikes will be seized in the coming months and say they will end up on the scrap heap.

From BBC

This is another that belongs on the scrap heap.

From Los Angeles Times

"It's absolutely infuriating that a treatable condition like this is ignored and that women are put on the scrap heap," said Lipoedema UK's head of research Dr Lesley Steinitz.

From BBC

In the opening round, there are two spectacular rookies, last season’s offensive rookie of the year, two Super Bowl winners, a two-time most valuable player … and two quarterbacks who somehow found their way off the scrap heap, Minnesota’s Sam Darnold and Tampa Bay’s Baker Mayfield.

From Los Angeles Times