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be a waste of space
be a waste of space
slang To be blatantly unhelpful or useless. This phrase is often applied to people as a derogatory term. Boy, he's a waste of space, standing around while the rest of us all move furniture. The old monitor doesn't work anymore, so at this point it's just a waste of space. Let's trash it.
be a waste of space
(informal) if you say that someone is a waste of space, you mean that they do not do anything useful and you do not like them Her husband's a complete waste of space.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Heck | | - | Scottish |
Erwin | | ['ə:win] | |
Desmond | | DEZ-mənd | English, Irish |
Reenie | | REE-nee | English (Rare) |
Prema | | - | Tamil, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Hindi |
Aiman | | - | Kazakh |