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Smiling-ma Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
What does 'on ice' mean?
Hello,everyone! Can you explain this sentence for me? Thank you!
--Let's put the report on ice awhile.
--Let's put the report on ice awhile.
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To put the report on ice means to put it on the back burner, that is, the report will not be dealt with until a certain point in the future.
- To put the report on ice means to put it on the back burner, that is, the report will not be dealt with until a certain point in the future.
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To put the report on ice means to put it on the back burner, that is, the report will not be dealt with until a certain point in the future.
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Hi,
Yes. It seems to me that the reference is to putting food etc. on, or in, ice in order to preserve it for possible future use.
Clive
Yes. It seems to me that the reference is to putting food etc. on, or in, ice in order to preserve it for possible future use.
Clive
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Hi,
'on ice' means
1. In reserve or readiness. 2. Held incommunicado
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