kick the can down the road



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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.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tushar-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati
GwendolenGWEN-də-lin (English)Welsh
Caligulakə-LIG-yoo-lə (English)History
HellaHE-lah (German)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
Terrell['terəl]
Zotikos-Ancient Greek