expired coupons
Useless store savings
Expired coupons are discount vouchers past their valid redemption date.
The phrase often appears figuratively for things that have lost their usefulness or leverage: Those excuses are expired coupons—nobody's buying them anymore.
Someone trading on past accomplishments may be told they're using expired coupons.
- savingsAccumulated money kept
- clippingPiece cut out
- discountReduced price offered
- voidWithout legal effect
- outdatedNo longer in use
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- clutterclutter, junk, mess, stuff, debris
- consumer hassleshidden fees, long lines, out of stock, late delivery, overcharging
- everyday mistakesslip, typos, trip, spelling errors, fall
- junktrash, garbage, refuse, rubbish, waste
- useless stuffjunk, clutter, trash, broken toys, dead batteries
- Procrastination pileoverdue bills, unread emails, dirty laundry, eye exam, oil change