Justus: Was für ein "Oxford Dictionary" hast Du denn bitte benutzt, das für
garbage keine andere Bedeutung als
"waste food..." verzeichnet und keinen Hinweis auf den amerik. oder den figurativen Sprachgebrauch gibt?
Das
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary schreibt:
gar•bage /' noun [U]
1
(especially NAmE) waste food, paper, etc. that you throw away: garbage collection
* Don’t forget to take out the garbage.2
(especially NAmE) a place or container where waste food, paper, etc. can be placed:
Throw it in the garbage.3
(informal) something stupid or not true SYN rubbish:
‘You mean you believe all that garbage?’ he said. -> note at rubbish
http://www.oup.com/oald-bin/web_getald7index1a.plIm
Compact Oxford English Dictionary heißt es:
garbagenoun
chiefly N. Amer. 1 domestic rubbish or waste.
2 something worthless or meaningless.
— ORIGIN originally in the sense offal: from Old French.
http://www.askoxford.com/results/?view=dev_di...Und angesichts der letzten Ruderergebnisse ;-) auch noch das
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary:
garbage noun [U]
1 US (UK rubbish) waste material or unwanted things that you throw away
2 nonsense or worthless ideas or things:
He talks a lot of garbage about education.