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.
- 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