Throw on the scrap heap In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "throw on the scrap heap", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Katie Anh calendar 2021-07-27 10:07

Meaning of Throw on the scrap heap

Synonyms:

get rid of somebody/something

Throw on the scrap heap verb phrase

To get rid of someone or something that one does not want

It’s time I need to throw them on the scrap heap and buy a new pair of shoes.

I have worked in this company for ten years, and now they want to throw me on the scrap heap.

I don't need those chairs anymore, so you can throw them on the scrap heap.

Other phrases about:

get rid of somebody/something
To discard, remove, eliminate, throw something away or become free from something or someone
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater
Bcareful to avoid losing important things or getting rid of them by mistake while disposing of worthless ones.
pipe away

To clear away some gas or liquid (from something or someplace) using one or more pipes.

X/X'd someone or something out

To indicate with marks something that is either in written or printed form with Xs.

get shed of (someone or something)

​To make yourself free of someone annoying; to dispose of something.

Grammar and Usage of Throw on the scrap heap

Verb Forms

  • threw on the scrap heap
  • throwing on the scrap heap
  • thrown on the scrap heap
  • throws on the scrap heap

The verb "throw" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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