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Meanings of back burner in anglès

Reduced priority.

Antonyms
Examples for "front burner"
Examples for "front burner"
1
When there was room on the front burner, I'd move it forward.
Dead ever after
2
He ignited the flame on the front burner of his stove.
The other wes moore: one name, two fates
3
I can't promise any startling results, but please consider it on my front burner.
Hula Done It?
4
He went to the stove and turned on the front burner under the coffeepot.
Go Set a Watchman
5
Declaring an Emergency At least one governor is putting the problem on the front burner.
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Usage of back burner in anglès
1
After a decade on the back burner, virtual reality is hot again.
Wired
2
The RSC would never put Shakespeare on the back burner, of course.
The Guardian
3
So, McKenzie, we move Tyrone to the back burner for the moment.
The cold room
4
So my one-day plan hit the back burner -on day one.
Reuters
5
But I could put that on the back burner, if you like.
Nothing to lose
6
The current presidential campaign may also keep the subject on the back burner.
Reuters
7
But like I said, love tends to place rationale on the back burner.
Ebony
8
They'd been set on the back burner, something to follow up on Monday.
The frailty of flesh
9
The needs of advanced OS X users were put on the back burner.
Wired
10
Backup systems to collect leaking oil are on the back burner.
Reuters
11
I've cleared my calendar and put work on the back burner.
The Guardian
12
Told us Joe and Stoller are going on the back burner.
Jack Reacher 01 - Killing Floor
13
But suicide hadn't been rejected, only put on the back burner.
Under the dome: a novel
14
But cricket came along and real life is put on the back burner.
The Guardian
15
Mo was cooking on the back burner, but Stuart wasn't cooking at all.
Three to get deadly and four to score
16
Just for a moment, though, those concerns took a place on the back burner.
The Guardian