trash heap of history

== English == === Etymology === In a similar form (“that great dust heap called ‘history’”) used by English essayist Augustine Birrell in 1887 (but in use before), popularized by Leon Trotsky in reference to the Mensheviks (1917). === Noun === the trash heap of history (figuratively) A notional place where events, people or objects which have been forgotten or have become irrelevant from a historical perspective are placed or recorded. Synonyms: ash heap of history, dust heap of history, garbage heap of history, ashcan of history, dustbin of history, landfill of history, trash bin of history ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “trash heap of history”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.