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Successor Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

On the back burner

Hello,

just a simple question on an idiom:

Can my studies be 'on the back burner'? For example, if I haven't studied English for a while, I decide to put my English studies 'on the front burner'. Or do we use this phrase only when talking about plans?

Thank you for your answers!
  

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Well, we don't use 'on the front burner' (though you could use it as a joke)-- only 'on the back burner' is an idiom. You can put any task or interest on the back burner, meaning that it will have low priority among your pursuits.

— Mister Micawber

  • Well, we don't use 'on the front burner' (though you could use it as a joke)-- only 'on the back burner' is an idiom.
  • You can put any task or interest on the back burner, meaning that it will have low priority among your pursuits.
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Well, we don't use 'on the front burner' (though you could use it as a joke)-- only 'on the back burner' is an idiom. You can put any task or interest on the back burner, meaning that it will have low priority among your pursuits.
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