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scrap heap

Noun

Meaning

scrap heap (plural scrap heaps)

Alternative spelling of scrapheap

scrap-heap (plural scrap-heaps)

Alternative spelling of scrapheap

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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scrap-heap

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The man who lets a leader prescribe his course is a wreck being towed to the scrap heap. Ayn Rand

I accused the noble Lord, Lord Pym, when he was a Member of this House, of being the Minister for Unemployment because there were nearly 2 million people on the scrap heap - that pile of human misery known as the dole queue. Again, I was not able to make a speech before Mr. Speaker sent me out. Dennis Skinner

The philosophers are of less use to Dada than an old toothbrush, and it leaves them on the scrap heap for the great leaders of the world. Jean Arp

It bothers me when I hear it in a car commercial or some such. But for the most part, it's better than seeing sacred music relegated to the scrap heap. Richard Morris

The true joy of life is being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one ... being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown to the scrap heap ... being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish clod of ailments and grievances. George Bernard Shaw

Lucy Powell, shadow minister for business and consumers, said: “The chancellor is consigning whole sectors of our economy to the scrap heap, damaging lives and livelihoods, and threatening the recovery. Source: Internet

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