My old car is just a rusty bolt bucket.
bolt bucket
idiomA machine, especially an automobile. Implies that the machine is clunky or unreliable.
I spent all my savings on that bolt bucket, and now the engine will not even start.
Despite his pride in the vintage vehicle, he eventually admitted it was nothing more than a noisy, unreliable bolt bucket that belonged in a junkyard.
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bolt from the blue
A complete surprise; something totally unexpected.
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bolt to the bran
To examine thoroughly, so as to separate or discover everything important.
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brain bucket
A protective helmet, as worn, for example, by a motorcyclist, bicyclist, or soldier in combat.
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bucket down
To rain heavily.
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bucket list
A list of tasks arising during a meeting that are put aside to be dealt with later.
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bucket of bolts
A piece of machinery that is not worth more than its scrap value, often an old car.
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bucket of rust
Synonym of rustbucket.
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bucket of syrup
A sticky, difficult situation.