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scrapheap

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noun

  1. a pile of discarded material
  2. on the scrapheap
    (of people or things) having outlived their usefulness
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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"Coal, steel and iron put this country where it is and look at us now - they've thrown us on the scrapheap," he said.

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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.

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"In stark contrast, Labour's campaign has already consigned Wales to the scrapheap of unfair funding and a Westminster parliament which holds Wales back."

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A rail enthusiast has bought a 1970s train for £1 in a bid to save it from the scrapheap.

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I had consigned Luton to the scrapheap months ago but their season has suddenly become interesting.

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