German idioms
What does “Etwas auf die lange Bank schieben” mean?
Etwas auf die lange Bank schieben
Word for word
To push something onto the long bench
What it really means
To put a task off indefinitely, always leaving it for later. Used to chase up someone who keeps stalling.
How we say it in English
To put something on the back burner
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