bucket of bolts

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Noun

bucket of bolts (plural buckets of bolts)

(idiomatic, slang) A piece of machinery that is not worth more than its scrap value, often an old car.
Synonyms: rattletrap, rustbucket; see also Thesaurus: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.

Translations

machinery that is not worth more than its scrap value

Catalan: cafetera (ca) f
French: tas de ferraille (fr) m (literally “pile of scrap metal”)
Italian: scarcassone
Russian: ведро́ с га́йками (vedró s gájkami, literally “bucket of nuts”)
Serbo-Croatian: krntija (sh) f

See also

piece of crap, POS

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