Circular file
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The trash container; the wastebasket. humorous, idiomatic
"He was completely underqualified for the job, so I put his resume directly into the circular file."
- 2 a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish wordnet
Example
More examples"He was completely underqualified for the job, so I put his resume directly into the circular file."
Etymology
In reference to the wastebasket's cylindrical shape, and the act of throwing things away rather than filing them in cabinets.