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Difference between Scrap of paper and Scrap paper

admin Confusing Phrases

scrap of paper—said contemptuously of a document which a party does not intend to honor:

  • When constitutional restraints on the government are most desperately needed, the Constitution becomes nothing but a scrap of paper.

scrap paper—

1. paper for repulping or reuse:

  • Scrap paper is used to make some forms of paperboard for packaging.

2. rough paper for casual jotting:

  • He made some preliminary sketches for several hours on scrap paper.