To put something on the back burner
to postpone or delay dealing with something
To put something on the back burner
to postpone or delay dealing with something
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Examples
"We put the marketing redesign on the back burner until funding is secured."
"Let's put that idea on the back burner while we fix urgent issues."
Mnemonic Trick
Back burner = lower priority on a stove; delay until needed.
Cultural Context
Common workplace idiom for reprioritising tasks.
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