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Etwas auf die lange Bank schieben

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Etwas auf die lange Bank schieben

ET-vas owf dee LAHN-ge BAHNK SHEE-ben
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📖 Literal Translation
To push something onto the long bench
💡 Meaning
To postpone something indefinitely, to put something on the back burner.
🌍 Equivalent:"To put something on the back burner"
📜 Origin:In earlier times, court cases were often placed on a long bench or table, waiting for their turn, which could take a very long time.

Example Sentences

1

Ich sollte die Steuererklärung machen, aber ich schiebe es immer wieder auf die lange Bank.

I should do my tax return, but I keep putting it on the back burner.

2

Diese wichtige Entscheidung darf man nicht auf die lange Bank schieben.

This important decision must not be postponed indefinitely.

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