knacker



the knacker's yard

A state of ruin or failure due to having become useless or obsolete. Refers to a slaughterhouse for old or injured horses. Once a booming industry before the age of the Internet, home video rental has largely ended up in the knacker's yard these days.
See also: yard

end up in the knacker's yard

To be in or enter a state of ruin or failure due to having become useless or obsolete. Refers to a slaughterhouse for old or injured horses. Once a booming industry before the age of the Internet, home video rental has largely ended up in the knacker's yard these days.
See also: end, up, yard

ready for the knacker's yard

In a state of ruin or failure due to having become useless or obsolete. Refers to a slaughterhouse for old or injured horses. Once a booming industry, home video rental was ready for the knacker's yard as soon as the Internet became a common household utility.
See also: ready, yard

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Izabelaee-zah-BE-lahPolish
Vasilvah-SIL (Bulgarian)Bulgarian, Macedonian, Georgian, Albanian
HeavenHEV-ənEnglish (Modern)
Setsukose-tsoo-koJapanese
DamianDAY-mee-ən (English), DAHM-yahn (Polish)English, Polish, Dutch
GreysonGRAY-sənEnglish (Modern)