taking out trash

Curbside bin duty

Taking out trash is the household chore of removing garbage from inside to an outdoor receptacle or curb for collection: It's your turn to take out the trash.

Figuratively, taking out the trash means eliminating unwanted people or things—firing employees, ending relationships, or defeating opponents: The new manager spent her first week taking out trash.

Related
  • garbageDiscarded waste material
  • binStorage or disposal vessel
  • dumpsterCommercial refuse container
  • bagsFlexible carrying containers
  • curbsideAdjacent to the street

curb appeal · waste · waste management · stink · lid · hauling · dump · garbage truck · collection · garbage day · weekly · night · kitchen · rotting · ties · heavy · drag · chore

Categories
Opposites
environmental responsibility

taking out trashrecycling

Reprocessing used materials

composting · upcycling · repurposing

domestic task completion

taking out trashprocrastinating

Postponing what needs doing

material flow direction

taking out trashshopping

Acquiring goods at retailers

stocking up

Family

taking, taken, taker, takes, outer, outing, outward, outwardly, trash

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G