On the back burner In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "on the back burner", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2022-05-23 09:05

Meaning of On the back burner

On the back burner phrase

If something is on the back burner, it is not being done, considered, or handled now but left to be done or thought about in the future.

 

We have to put this project on the back burner because there are several other projects that need our immediate attention.

I think the plans for a new factory should be on the back burner until the improvement in the economy.

Because of appaling weather conditions, all airline's schedules are on the  back burner.

Origin of On the back burner

The metaphor here is from cooking on a stove with several burners of varying heat: food cooking at a lower temperature on a back burner receives or requires less frequent attention than that cooking at a high temperature on a front burner. 

 

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