back burner
See also: backburner and back-burner
English
Alternative forms
- back-burner
- backburner
Pronunciation
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Noun
back burner (plural back burners)
- A section of a stove used to keep some pots warm while one focuses on others.
- (idiomatic) A state of low urgency; a state of low current importance.
Derived terms
- on the back burner, put on the back burner