the trash takes itself out

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the trash takes itself out

  1. (informal, Canada, US) An undesirable person leaves.
    • 2019, Karyn Good, Gone:
      A muscle jerked along her jawline, and then she was moving, winding her way out the doublewide gym doors.
      “Thankfully, the trash has taken itself out.”
      Mike looked from Elizabeth's stunned expression to Kevin Hunt's smirk.
    • 2020, Ivy Wonder, Endgame: A Dark Mafia Romance:
      People commit suicide there just from being kept for a few days. The idea amuses me: trash taking itself out is a goddamn public service. Weak people are terrified of the place.