Смысл: back burner

back burner[͵bækʹbɜ:nə]
<Í> 1) задняя конфорка
to put on a back burner - поставить на заднюю конфорку [см. тж. 2)]
2) второе место
to put on a back burner - а) отодвинуть; б) отложить на более позднее время

Back burner Идиома

on the back burner

to be done later, not as important The playground project is on the back burner until next spring.

put sth on the back burner

Idiom(s): put something on ice AND put something on the back burner

Theme: DELAY

to delay or postpone something; to put something on hold. (Informal.)
• I'm afraid that we'll have to put your project on ice for a while.
• Just put your idea on ice and keep it there till we get some money.

Back burner

If an issue is on the back burner, it is being given low priority.

back burner, on a

back burner, on a
In a position of low priority. For example, I haven't forgotten his letter; I've just put it on a back burner for now. This term alludes to a cook's putting items requiring less attention at the back of the stove. [Colloquial; mid-1900s] Also see front burner, on a.

back burner

Where low-priority tasks figuratively reside. Typically acclimated in the byword "put (something) on the aback burner." The byword refers to the aback burner of a stove, which is area pots are usually placed to simmer on low heat. I apperceive you're acquisitive to alpha on this new project, but I'm abashed it's activity on the aback burner—we aloof don't accept the account for it appropriate now. You charge to go to a doctor! You can't put your bloom on the aback burner any longer!Learn more: back, burner

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Back burner Идиома

on the back burner

put sth on the back burner

Back burner

back burner, on a

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