put on the back burner

In some Democratic-controlled areas, too, school funding has been put on the back burner.

The ultimate non-partisan issue, put on the back burner by both parties as approximately 108,000 people die a year.

“All of these things have been put on the back burner by the SNP because they have been obsessed and focused on independence.”

He also has a deal with Hard Rock to build a casino at the Meadowlands Racetrack — a proposal that was put on the back burner when New Jersey voters overwhelmingly rejected a referendum on expanding casino gambling beyond Atlantic City in 2016.

Those plans were put on the back burner after a surprisingly poor showing from Peter Pellegrini in the first round of the presidential election two weeks ago.