Question of the Day #1228

‘Mob Wives’ dad has been ‘put on the shelf’

From the headline of this article at the New York Post.

  上記の文で、put on the shelfの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "put on the shelf" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. ～を棚へ上げる
2. ～を棚上げする、～を保留にする

   

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To delay something or put it on hiatus.

 

Examples

1. Once my wife became pregnant, I knew I had to put my plans of starting my own business on the shelf for a while.
2. Plans to start a free film series have been put on the shelf.
3. With mandatory retirement at 65, many useful employees are put on the shelf.
4. After the budget cut, our research project was put on the shelf.
5. They put our plan on the shelf because they do not have enough money.

   

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