Collocations for garbage - noun
1. (esp. AmE) waste material
ADJECTIVE
household,
kitchen
rotting
rotting
… OF GARBAGE
bag,
pile
tons
tons
VERB + garbage
take out
Don't forget to take out the garbage.
Don't forget to take out the garbage.
collect,
remove
During the crisis, garbage was not collected.
During the crisis, garbage was not collected.
dispose of,
dump,
throw,
throw away,
throw out
Someone just dumped their garbage into my backyard.
Someone just dumped their garbage into my backyard.
leave
strew, strew around (both usually passive)
There was garbage strewn around everywhere.
strew, strew around (both usually passive)
There was garbage strewn around everywhere.
pick up
We picked up all the garbage we could find.
We picked up all the garbage we could find.
garbage + NOUN
bag,
can
I put the broken glass in the garbage can.
I put the broken glass in the garbage can.
truck
dump, heap
collection, disposal
chute
dump, heap
collection, disposal
chute
PHRASES
throw sth in the garbage
2. (informal) sth that is stupid or not true
ADJECTIVE
absolute,
complete,
pure,
utter
This movie is pure garbage.
This movie is pure garbage.
worthless
His ideas were discarded like worthless garbage.
His ideas were discarded like worthless garbage.
old
It's mostly the same old garbage.
It's mostly the same old garbage.
PHRASES
garbage in, garbage out
a piece of garbage, a pile of garbage
The second series was a piece of garbage.
a piece of garbage, a pile of garbage
The second series was a piece of garbage.