| Word | on the back burner = on the front burner |
|---|---|
| Description | having low {or high) priority – informal 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. Compare with the mainly North American expression having low {or high) priority – informal 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 |
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