rubbish bin

noun

chiefly British

: a container for things that are no longer useful or wanted and that are being thrown out

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Across England and Northern Ireland, violent white mobs confronted police while wearing masks and using rubbish bins as shields. —

Mohammed Hanif, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2024 Wu's concession to cut back on the duration of any tax shift and dedicate more funds to impacted small businesses got the House to pass a bill some thought was destined for the rubbish bin. —

Mike Deehan, Axios, 30 July 2024 All that work, wadded up and tossed into the rubbish bin. —

Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2024 In that classic, the bad guys wear swastikas, political propaganda peels against town walls, and a bottle of Vichy water is tossed in the rubbish bin as love turns from romance to brotherhood in a surprise ending that commits to enduring freedom for all. —

Eisa Nefertari Ulen, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024