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.
- 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.

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Translations

machinery that is not worth more than its scrap value

French: tas de ferraille (fr)
Italian: scarcassone

Russian: ведро́ с га́йками (vedró s gájkami) /lit: bucket of nuts/

See also

piece of crap, POS

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