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on the back burner

on the back burn·er
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [on, awn stressed th ee bak bur-ner]
    • /ɒn, ɔn stressed ði bæk ˈbɜr nər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [on, awn stressed th ee bak bur-ner]
    • /ɒn, ɔn stressed ði bæk ˈbɜr nər/

Definitions of on the back burner words

  • adverb on the back burner low priority 1
  • noun on the back burner put aside for the time being, as a subject that is not of immediate concern but that may be activated later; postponed 0
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Parts of speech for On the back burner

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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on the back burner popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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