knacker’s yard
noun🔊/ˈnækəz jɑːd/
🔊/ˈnækərz jɑːrd/
(also the knackers)
[usually singular] (British English, old-fashioned)a place where old and injured animals, especially horses, are taken to be killed 老残马匹屠宰场 a horse condemned to the knacker's yard 被宣布无用要送往屠宰场的马 - (figurative)
The company is heading for the knacker's yard. 这家公司正在走向破产。