ash-heap

Noun

 * 1) A heap of ashes.
 * 2) A collection of ashes and household waste.
 * 3)  A state of ruin.
 * In 1980, when I was 10 years old, Jimmy Carter was going to leave our country on an ash heap.
 * In 1980, when I was 10 years old, Jimmy Carter was going to leave our country on an ash heap.