dustbin of history
Where failures land
A metaphor for oblivion—where discarded ideas, movements, or regimes end up when they're no longer relevant.
The phrase suggests inevitable obsolescence, often used to dismiss something as doomed to be forgotten: Communism was supposed to end up in the dustbin of history.
Also *ash heap of history*.
The image is of sweeping away what's no longer useful.
- TrotskyExiled Soviet revolutionary leader
- anachronismHistorical time-placement error
- selective memoryUnconsciously filtering past events
- consignedDelivered into custody
- swept asideRemoved or dismissed abruptly
cast aside · paradigm shift · discredited · lost cause · legacy · obsolete · dead letter · forgotten · communism · old guard · fallen empire · Mensheviks · irrelevance · bygone era · defunct
dustbin of historyhall of fame
Institution honoring the best
historical legacy · lasting legacy · immortality · collective memory · enduring legacy
dustbin of historyvanguard
Foremost position or group
cutting edge · zeitgeist · ahead of its time · timeless · perennial
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