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
- a horse condemned to the knacker's yard
- (figurative) The company is heading for the knacker's yard.