circular file
The trash container; the wastebasketThe trash container; the wastebasket.
» Something tells me they put my resumé straight into the circular file.
Что-то мне подсказывает, что моё резюме было сразу отправлено в корзину для бумаг.
Meaning
1 senses(humorous, idiomatic)The trash container; the wastebasket.
He was completely underqualified for the job, so I put his resume directly into the circular file.
Rundordner
- a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish
Examples
2 sentencesSomething tells me they put my resumé straight into the circular file.
ruЧто-то мне подсказывает, что моё резюме было сразу отправлено в корзину для бумаг. — marafon
Thanks, I'll file this memo away in the circular file.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
In reference to the wastebasket's cylindrical shape, and the act of throwing things away rIn reference to the wastebasket's cylindrical shape, and the act of throwing things away rather than filing them in cabinets.
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Forms
plural: circular files| Singular | circular file |
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Synonyms
16 synonyms- a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish:wastepaper basketwaste-paper basketwastebasketwaste basket