"boot sth into touch" = "kick sth into touch"?

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I came across this phrase when I read an article on BBC news. I can't find the phrase"boot sth into touch" anywhere in dictionaries or on the Internet. I just find "kick sth into touch" instead.

Here goes the quotation:

Meanwhile most mainstream politicians have booted into touch - for now - the idea of charging Scottish students tuition fees. While the universities fear the funding gap may be more than £200m, the politicians have seized on a more manageable estimate of £93m.

I think it means "politicians have dismissed the idea of...". Is my understanding right?
Does "boot sth into touch" equal to "kick sth into touch"?
Thank you in advance.

Fivejedjon · Accepted Answer

Yes. It is no longer in play - for a limited time.

Zuotengdazuo · Answer

Oh, I see. Thank you very much.

Vic Z · Answer

In football (soccer) and rugby football, the area outside the pitch is called 'touch'. To 'boot' something is slang for to kick.

Dave_anon · Answer

... Yes. And beyond the area of touch, there is the long grass. That's when you hope the problem will go away for a long time. It's also an idiom ...

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/kick-something-into-the-long-grass

Dave

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