noun ⇨ See also ↑ garbage , ↑ trash
1 ( esp. BrE ) waste material
ADJECTIVE
▪ domestic , household
▪ garden
… OF RUBBISH
▪ bag , pile
▪ tons
VERB + RUBBISH
▪ put out
▪
I forgot to put the ~ out last night.
▪ collect , remove , take away
▪
The ~ is collected on Tuesdays.
▪ clear , clear out , dispose of , dump , throw , throw away , throw out
▪
He's clearing ~ out of the attic.
▪
Someone had dumped their ~ by the road.
▪
Throw the ~ in the bin.
▪ leave
▪
Don't leave your ~ on the bus.
▪ strew , strew around (both usually passive)
▪
There was ~ strewn around everywhere.
▪ pick up
RUBBISH + VERB
▪ decay , rot
RUBBISH + NOUN
▪ bag , bin , skip
▪ dump , heap , tip
▪ collection , disposal
▪ chute
2 ( BrE ) sth that you think is bad/silly/wrong
ADJECTIVE
▪ absolute , complete , total , utter
▪
The film was absolute ~.
▪ worthless
▪
Many critics see the paintings as worthless ~.
▪ old
▪
The antique shop was just full of old ~.
VERB + RUBBISH
▪ talk
▪
Don't talk such ~!
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ about
▪
the usual ~ about his undiscovered talents
PHRASES
▪ a load of ~
▪
What he said was just a load of old ~.
▪ what ~!