on the shelf
被無視或被拋棄
口語·描述被忽視或單身
英文釋義
no longer wanted or required, especially in terms of being unmarried or without a romantic partner
例句
She felt she was left on the shelf after her friends all got married.
典故來源
源自19世紀英國，指商品被擱置在貨架上無人問津，后比喻單身或不被重視的狀態。