end up in the knacker's 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
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • knacker
  • the knacker's yard
  • ready for the knacker's yard
  • gone goose
  • a gone coon
  • gone coon
  • gone coon, a
  • kick (someone or something) to the curb
  • nun
  • old gray mare