scrap·heap also scrap heap (skr p h p )n. 1. A pile or heap of waste material. 2. A place for discarding useless or worthless material. |
Translations
scrap heap
n → Schrotthaufen m; to be thrown on the scrap heap (thing) → zum Schrott geworfen werden; (person) → zum alten Eisen geworfen werden; (idea) → über Bord geworfen werden; to end up on the scrap heap (person) → beim alten Eisen landen; at 55 you’re on the scrap heap → mit 55 gehört man zum alten Eisen
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