scrapheap
Britishnoun
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a pile of discarded material
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(of people or things) having outlived their usefulness
Example Sentences
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One plus is that games not picked for broadcast on BBC or Sky are now on YouTube, with the much-maligned FA Player consigned to the scrapheap.
From BBC
Even some supporters of the reforms believe that the emotional case for them – getting people off the unemployment 'scrapheap', ending stressful re-assessments for the most vulnerable – were not made soon enough or forcefully enough.
From BBC
"Coal, steel and iron put this country where it is and look at us now - they've thrown us on the scrapheap," he said.
From BBC
An environmentally-friendly "electric arc" furnace at Port Talbot is to be built and government funding guaranteed so steelmaking will not be put on the scrapheap.
From BBC
"In stark contrast, Labour's campaign has already consigned Wales to the scrapheap of unfair funding and a Westminster parliament which holds Wales back."
From BBC
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