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Collocations for dustbin - noun

VERB + DUSTBIN

chuck sth in, dump sth in, throw sth in
She chucked the mouldy potatoes in the dustbin.
go in
These old shoes can go in the dustbin now.
be consigned to, be destined for
(figurative) The politicians who lost the elections will be consigned to the dustbin of history.
empty
How regularly are the dustbins emptied?
put out
We put out the dustbins on a Wednesday morning before the van comes.

DUSTBIN + NOUN

bag, liner | lid | man
The dustbin men forgot to empty our bin this morning.

PREP.

~ of
(figurative) The pollution in this country makes it the dustbin of Europe.

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