put (something) on the front burner



put (something) on the front burner

To establish something as a being a high priority; to give something more or a lot of thought or attention; to decide to do something immediately, right away, or sooner than other things. Now that I'm finished with work for the summer, I can put my thesis on the front burner again. We need to put picking out furniture on the front burner before we even discuss painting the house.
See also: burner, front, on, put

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Annisa-Indonesian
Ikenna-Western African, Igbo
Gulbrandr-Ancient Scandinavian
Toussaint-French
Tria-English (Rare)
Hesperos-Ancient Greek