knacker's yard
noun[Cusually singular]
UKuk/ˈnæk.əz ˌjɑːd/us/ˈnæk.ɚz ˌjɑːrd/aplacewhereoldorinjuredanimals,especiallyhorses, that are notsuitableto beeatenbyhumans, arekilledandtheirbodiesprocessedso thebodypartscan be used:
Fouryearsago thehorsewassavedfromthe knacker'syard.
Policeandenvironmentalhealthofficerscarriedout asurveillanceoperationon a knacker'syardin thearea.
Killing
- -cide
- abattoir
- anti-suicide
- assisted suicide
- claimsomeone'slifeidiom
- commit
- culpable homicide
- deadly
- destroy
- exterminate
- liquidate
- misery
- mortal
- neutralization
- neutralize
- non-fatal
- overlie
- poison
- suicide pact
- wring
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Factories
the knacker's yard
informal
asituationin which something hasfailedcompletelyor apersonis nolongersuccessfuloruseful:
Thestateof theeconomyhasledto manysmallbusinessesendingup inthe knacker'syard.
Recently there have beenflourishesofexcellencefromplayerssupposedlydestinedforthe knacker'syard.
Thesurestsignthat aninstitutionisheadingtowardsthe knacker'syardis when itbecomesparanoidaboutnegativepublicity.
He wassummonedfromretirementtosavethecompanyfromthefinancialknacker'syard.
Failures
- another/the final nail in the coffinidiom
- bloodbath
- brain freeze
- breakdown
- busted flush
- car crash
- flop
- foul(something)up
- freefall
- game overidiom
- hash
- lemon
- lost cause
- mess
- nail
- reversal
- slim pickings
- slush pile
- track record
- train wreck