Idiom
put someone on ice
Meaning
To postpone or delay an interaction with someone.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“They decided to put the project on ice for now.”
“The manager put the new hire on ice until the budget issues were resolved.”
“After the initial negotiations stalled, the board chose to put the merger on ice indefinitely while they assessed the market risks.”
Examples
simple
“They decided to put the project on ice for now.”
contextual
“The manager put the new hire on ice until the budget issues were resolved.”
complex
“After the initial negotiations stalled, the board chose to put the merger on ice indefinitely while they assessed the market risks.”
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