Trigger's broom

English

Etymology

From the episode "Heroes and Villains" of the British sitcom Only Fools and Horses, where the character Trigger receives an award for saving the council money by using the same broom for twenty years, despite it receiving seventeen new heads and fourteen new handles.^[1]

Proper noun

Trigger 's broom

An object that has had all of its components replaced; a ship of Theseus.
- 2021, Neil Prior, “Barmouth Bridge: 'Trigger's broom' bridge to get £30m upgrade”, in BBC News:
  Much like Trigger's broom, there is little remaining of the original 1867 Barmouth Bridge in north-west Wales.

References

^ BBC Comedy - Only Fools and Horses.

[1] BBC Comedy - Only Fools and Horses.

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