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What is another word for put on back burner?

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Contexts

To delay taking action

To cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck

Verb

To delay taking action

give rain check

put on the back burner

take a rain check on

put in cold storage

lay on the table

hold in abeyance

keep in abeyance

give a rain check

put off the evil hour

put to one side

put off the evil day

put in abeyance

put on the shelf

take a raincheck

change the date

bring to screeching halt

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

throw a spanner in the works

put something off

put on one side

leave to another time

take a breather from

put on a back burner

suspend proceedings

take a rain check

take a breather

put into storage

stand in the way of

get in the way of

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Verb

To cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck

put the kibosh on

throw a spanner in the works

cramp one's style

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

give the run around

throw a monkey wrench into

stand in the way of

put the stopper on

put the mockers on

get in the way of

upset the applecart

take wind out of

put a spoke in someone's wheel

be all Greek to

give a hard time

queer someone's pitch

go to your head

take the wind out of your sails

cook someone's goose

throw monkey wrench in

spike someone's guns

put at a disadvantage

place at a disadvantage

cause to be at a stand

throw off balance

make your head spin

make someone scratch their head

bring to an end

set someone thinking

halt in its tracks

throw a monkey wrench in the works

put straitjacket on

impose limits on

prevent from making progress

cramp someone's style

bring to a close

strangle at birth

give disadvantage

put out of commission

put the brakes on

take out of play

not allow to go beyond

keep within the limits of

take wind out of sails

get the better of

mess with one's head

be a hindrance to

throw a spoke in the wheel of

tie one's hands

bring to screeching halt

put the damper on

pour cold water on

put a damper on

throw cold water on

stem the flow of

do a disservice to

give a disadvantage to

put in an unfavourable position

treat unfavourably

inflict a handicap on

drag through the mud

clip one's wings

queer the pitch of

poke full of holes

dash one's hope

be too much for

keep under control

keep within bounds

tie someone's hands

make impossible

get bogged down

stand in the way

bring an end to

bring to a standstill

put the brakes on

keep within limits

place a limit on

keep a tight rein on

draw the line on

keep the lid on

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put on a pretense

put on a pedestal

put on a normal footing

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