Back-burner

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of backburner. alt-of, alternative

    "Cops closed them all with a code: NHI. The unsolved crimes had been back-burnered until a reporter revealed that the letters stamped on the police files were shorthand for No Human Involved."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having low urgency; not currently important. idiomatic

Synonyms

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dinkydispensableimmaterialinappreciableinconsequentialinconsiderable

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"Their dog was left on the back-burner once they had their baby."

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