back-burner \ ˈbak-ˌbər-nər \ transitive verb
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//In this view of creative momentum, the key to solving a problem is to take a break from worrying, to move the problem to the back burner, to let the unwatched pot boil.
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Dan Rockmore, The New Yorker, "The Myth and Magic of Generating New Ideas," 7 Nov. 2019
//Put your business and financial ideas on the back burner, however, as the timing is wrong for serious subjects.
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Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, "Horoscope for Oct. 24, 2019: Aquarius, read poetry; Cancer, to everything there is a season," 24 Oct. 2019
//There were six teams in the league that gathered every Thursday night to put work and family responsibilities on the back burner for a chance to have some recreational fun and interact with good friends in the coed league.
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Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, "Alco-Ballics take Lighthouse Point kickball championship," 15 Aug. 2019
//The governor no longer has political support, and his political priorities—like statehood—are on the back burner for the time being.
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Adrian Carrasquillo, The New Republic, "Puerto Ricans Are Tired of Being Powerless," 25 July 2019
//Canada has yet to make a decision on restricting or banning the company, and has put the issue on the back burner, said Canadian Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale.
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Washington Post, "The 70-Year Spy Alliance the U.S. Says It May Cut Off," 1 July 2019
//The more your sister pressures her, the more Amelia will dig her heels in, so the matter should be put on the back burner for now.
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Abigail Van Buren, Twin Cities, "Dear Abby: Top high school student plans to take on college by herself," 23 June 2019
//Scientists and researchers have long been critical of major news organizations for placing climate on the back burner.
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Brian Stelter, CNN, "Why you're seeing so much news coverage of the climate crisis this month," 15 Sep. 2019
//This week in 2020 Climate change came off the back burner and into the limelight.
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Annah Aschbrenner, USA TODAY, "OnPolitics: Dorian takes over the week," 6 Sep. 2019
First Known Use of back burner
1943, in the meaning defined above
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