back burner
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back burner
noun
back burner
noun
Learner's definition of BACK BURNER
on the back burner
chiefly US
:
in the position of something that will not receive immediate attention and action
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compare front burner
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She put her singing career on the back burner to pursue her dream of being a movie star.
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The President has put tax reduction on the back burner because he has more urgent problems to deal with.
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