bolt bucket
bolt bucket
A vehicle (typically an automobile) or other machine, especially one that is or seems old, broken down, or in poor repair. I know my car doesn't look like much, but this old bolt bucket will get us across the country without a hitch.
See also: bolt, bucket
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- crate
- bucket of bolts
- make old bones
- a piece of old tackie
- beater
- graveyard
- an old one
- geezer
- old fogey
- old fogy