bucket of bolts
Noun
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Noun
bucket of bolts
- (idiomatic, slang) A piece of machinery that is not worth more than its scrap value, often an old car.
- 2005, Sharyn McCrumb St. Dale, page 141
- On the outside, the Trans-Am still looked like a rusty bucket of bolts, but if all his little adjustments kicked in as planned, the thing should take off like a rocket.
- 2005, Sharyn McCrumb St. Dale, page 141
- French: tas de ferraille [literally: pile of scrap metal]
- Italian: scarcassone
- Russian: ведро́ с га́йками
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