on the cutting room floor

== English == === Etymology === From the earliest film-editing process, which involved manually removing (cutting) unwanted scenes, leaving the film scraps on the floor of the room used for editing (the cutting room). === Pronunciation === === Prepositional phrase === on the cutting room floor (idiomatic) Not included in the finalized version of something; deliberately rejected or unintentionally overlooked. ==== Related terms ==== final cut ==== See also ==== trash heap of history