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
Shahnaz-Persian, Arabic, Urdu
KlavdiyaKLAHV-dee-yah (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Moon[mu:n]
SandroSAHN-dro (Italian)Italian, Georgian
Rodya-Russian
CleisthenesKLIES-thə-neez (English)Ancient Greek (Latinized)