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
SpiritSPIR-itEnglish (Rare)
DavidDAY-vid (English), dah-VEED (Jewish, Spanish), da-VEED (French), DAH-vit (German, Dutch), DAH-vid (Swedish, Norwegian), dah-VEET (Russian)English, Hebrew, French, Scottish, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, C
Mbali-Southern African, Zulu
DevenDEV-ənEnglish (Modern)
ArtŪRs-Latvian
Mukesha-Hinduism