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round file
noun
- a wastepaper basket
verb
- tr to throw into a wastepaper basket; discard; reject
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Example Sentences
“I thought it was going in the round file,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times
We told Ms. Hudgins this route was a waste of taxpayer money, but she reportedly filed our petition “in the round file.”
From Washington Post
Otherwise, typical junk mail can go into the round file as usual.
From US News
A round file should always be a little smaller at its greatest diameter than the hole in the work.
From Project Gutenberg
You’ll want the little round file for that holler in her bow.
From Project Gutenberg
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