put (something) on the shelf

put (something) on the shelf

To delay something or put it on hiatus. Once my wife became pregnant, I knew I had to put my plans of starting my own business on the shelf for a while.
See also: on, put, shelf
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • put (something) by
  • put by
  • put (one's) back into (something)
  • put (something) in with (someone or something)
  • put (something) on the block
  • put on the block
  • put a stopper on
  • put a stopper on (something)
  • put a cap on
  • put a cap on (something)