ash heap
noun
: a pile or mound of ashes and other waste —often used figuratively
And the hallowed notion that banks should operate in secrecy … should be tossed on the ash heap of financial history.
L. J. Davis, Harper's, June 1991… relegating the old-fashioned station break to the same television ash heap as the variety show, the "Please Stand By" sign and the teatime movie. Bill Carter, New York Times, 21 Mar. 1993
L. J. Davis, Harper's, June 1991… relegating the old-fashioned station break to the same television ash heap as the variety show, the "Please Stand By" sign and the teatime movie. Bill Carter, New York Times, 21 Mar. 1993
Word History
First Known Use
circa 1650, in the meaning defined above
- self-promotion
- put (oneself) over as (something)
- put (out) to sea
- put (someone or something) in the shade
- put (someone or something) through his/her/its paces
- put (someone or something) to shame
- put (someone or something) to the test
- put (someone) at ease
- put (someone) down as
- put (someone) down for
- put (someone) in a pigeonhole
- put (someone) in mind of (something)
- put (someone) off his/her stride
- put (someone) off his/her stroke
- put (someone) on to
- put (someone) out of a job
- put (someone) out of work
- put (someone) out to grass
- put (someone) to flight
- put (someone) to the sword
- put (someone) up to
- put (something or someone) on the map
- put (something) behind (oneself)
- put (something) down to
- put (something) into practice