put (something) on the back burner



put (something) on the back burner

To establish something as being a low priority; to give something less or little thought or attention; to postpone, suspend, or hold off on doing something. I'm going to be putting work stuff on the back burner for a while once my son is born. I think we should put painting the house on the back burner until we decide on what furniture we want to buy.
See also: back, burner, on, put

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Pece-Macedonian
Sigiheri-Ancient Germanic
Carole['kærəl]
KenithKEN-ithEnglish (Rare)
Medley['medli]
Ujarak-Native American, Inuit