Paperweight humorous noun
A small and heavy object used to keep paper from blowing away.
Here, take this paperweight. Consider it my gift to you. Welcome to our company!
An object that is no longer in use and sits still in one place.
I haven't used this jacket for ages. It's such a paperweight!
A student who studies hard
Marie has always been a paperweight.
To reduce the bad smell of dead body.
Being extremely busy or hardworking
To be out of date, not be used for a long time.
To be in the process of leaving.
If someone cuts a sorry figure, he or she creates an unfavourable impression to others or causes others to regard him or her unfavourably.
Lisa cut a sorry figure at the job interview