Back Burner

But that, too, is on the back-burner, given the coming election, friction between Congress and the White House on pressing legislation such as a jobs bill, and continuing opposition to free-trade pacts from labor unions. ❋ Elizabeth Williamson (2011)

But the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington on Sept. 11, 2001, resulted in the bumping of China to the diplomatic back-burner. ❋ Leon T. Hadar (2011)

Police officers and innocent civilians are dying every single day in this drug war; it's not a back-burner issue. ❋ Ryan Grim (2011)

It is inconceivable to many of us that the worst oil spill in America, which took five months to fully contain, should be a back-burner issue six months in. ❋ Regan Nelson (2010)

Yesterday's "Afternoon Inquisition" on Skepchick brought up a very interesting topic that I had relegated to the back-burner of my mind for some time now. ❋ Nicole (2009)

She keeps her “mission” on the back-burner of her mind, content to browse the stores and enjoy her journey. ❋ Victoria Osteen (2011)

In the past 15 months it has been put on the back-burner for "cash for clunkers", health care, and arms treaty negotiation ... all things that could be high priority if we weren't in a recession with 10-14% unemployment figures. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Said the preternaturally youthful looking Meyer about raising kids: “A lot of who I was and my crazy imagination … that person was on the back-burner.” ❋ Unknown (2009)

This accomplished woman put her own goals on the back-burner to support her husband's political aspirations. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Former human rights advocate Ignatieff will, if elected, back-burner the Tibetans, Uighurs and democratic activists in favour of increased trade. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But if prepared to put his choreography on the back-burner, Page could be a contender. ❋ Unknown (2011)

She put a human face on a back-burner issue and turned it into a front page issue. ❋ Don McNay (2011)

Write Smile (working on it in a back-burner sort of way, but since it has no deadline, it's definitely a project for when I find it fun) ❋ Truepenny (2009)

Leonsis discussed the issue at length Tuesday on DC101's Elliot in the Morning, and the upshot is that any consideration here is of the back-burner variety. ❋ Dan Steinberg (2010)

How the war evolved into nation building and being put on the back-burner you'd have to ask the Bush Administration. mjm ❋ Unknown (2009)

Most scientists are relegating it to the back-burner until some method of testing becomes available. chunkdz: Yes, a hypothesis that is not readily falsifiable is not scientific. ❋ Unknown (2009)

There's some revising to do, but that can happen on the back-burner as focus shifts back to The Wheel of Time. ❋ Mistborn (2009)

"Somehow coaching education got put on the back-burner here," Pfaff said. ❋ Matthew Futterman (2011)

It's so sad how [Sal] doesn't realize shes placed [on the back burner]. [Hal] has no intention of making her his one and only. ❋ Shyantha (2006)

It wasn't [April 15th] yet so I [put] the [taxes] on the back burner. ❋ The Aloha Overlord (2014)

We can't go on that vacation boo, we can't afford it. We'll just [put it on] the back [burner] [for now]. ❋ Dialect Of Mecca (2004)

guy 1: hey [what ever] happened to [jamie]? guy 2: o i back burnered her for [heather]. ❋ Jeeeebuuuussss (2010)

"I've got [73] [quid] in my Back Burner, and I'm gonna [wax the lot]! the milky bars are on me!" ❋ Frenchy1892. (2009)

"you don't have room for that in your life, you'd better [put it on] [the back] [burner]" ❋ Brap (2005)

[Sally] wouldn't [stop talking] last night, so I gave her a [back burner]. ❋ Koolness (2012)

"Stop, John and Tim, your [cocks] are really giving me a [back burner]! Paul, you can [keep going]." ❋ RB GT (2007)

The girl got mad when [Daine] stopped [liking] her after Daine realized she was immature and only using him as a [Back-Burner Bitch]. ❋ Everything Sucks (2018)

J :Yo are you still [fucking with] [Larissa]? P: Nah she's just my [back burner bitch]. ❋ MarleyBarbie0420 (2017)