kick the can down the road

Especially in politics, to postpone or defer a definitive action, decision, or solution, usually by effecting a short-term one instead. It looks as though congress is going to kick the can down the road again on the debt ceiling issue, but they'll have to find a lasting solution eventually.

词组	kick the can down the road
释义	kick the can down the road kick the can down the road Especially in politics, to postpone or defer a definitive action, decision, or solution, usually by effecting a short-term one instead. It looks as though congress is going to kick the can down the road again on the debt ceiling issue, but they'll have to find a lasting solution eventually. See also: can, down, kick, road Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: kick the tin kick (something) into the long grass kick something into the long grass defer defer to defer to (someone or something) quick fix, there's no play a waiting game play the waiting game you're the expert
随便看	tell against (someone or something) tell a (little) white lie tell all tell-all tell another story tell another tale tell apart tell a/the tale tell a thing or two tell by tell fortunes tell from tell from else tell from else Go to tell from telling tell it how it is tell it how/like it is tell it like it is Tell it like it is! tell it like it is, to tell its own story tell its own tale tell its own tale/story tell it/that to the marines tell it to the judge