Ash-heap

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A heap of ashes.
  2. 2
    A collection of ashes and household waste.
  3. 3
    A state of ruin. figuratively

    "In 1980, when I was 10 years old, Jimmy Carter was going to leave our country on an ash heap."

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ash-heap-cake

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"In 1980, when I was 10 years old, Jimmy Carter was going to leave our country on an ash heap."

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