file thirteen

file 13

A wastepaper basket. We don't need those reports anyway—you can put them in file 13.
See also: file
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

file thirteen

n. the wastebasket. (see also circular file.) I’m afraid that the papers you want went into file thirteen two days ago.
See also: file, thirteen
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • file 13
  • thirteen
  • file under
  • file under (something)
  • have (something) on file
  • have on file
  • on file
  • file (something) against (someone)
  • file against
  • file down
References in periodicals archive
I have seen many innovation initiatives start up and exciting challenges are launched and the participants give great ideas and everybody is having a lot of fun....and then innovation dies a not-so-slow death as the ideas end up in file thirteen after the initial hype is over.
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