be on the back burner

To be a low priority; to get less or little thought or attention; to have been postponed or suspended. Work stuff will be on the back burner for a while once my son is born. I think that painting the house should be on the back burner until we decide on what furniture we want to buy.

See also: back, burner, on

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

back burner, on a
on the back burner
backburner
burner
back burner
oil burner
nose-burner
hot stuff
folding stuff
green stuff

References in periodicals archive

While ergonomics may be on the back burner, OSHA has the pending reduction of the silica standard to consider and EPA has the Clean Air Act and iron, steel and aluminum MACT Standards on the table.

Please, Use This Second Chance

词组	be on the back burner
释义	be on the back burner be on the back burner To be a low priority; to get less or little thought or attention; to have been postponed or suspended. Work stuff will be on the back burner for a while once my son is born. I think that painting the house should be on the back burner until we decide on what furniture we want to buy. See also: back, burner, on Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: back burner, on a on the back burner backburner burner back burner oil burner nose-burner hot stuff folding stuff green stuff References in periodicals archive While ergonomics may be on the back burner, OSHA has the pending reduction of the silica standard to consider and EPA has the Clean Air Act and iron, steel and aluminum MACT Standards on the table. Please, Use This Second Chance
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