kick something into the long grass
成語所屬單字grass
kick something into the long grass — 慣用語
1. to delay dealing with a difficult issue or decision, often by moving it into a c
1.慣用語
釋義
擱置(難題);拖延處理
to delay dealing with a difficult issue or decision, often by moving it into a committee or setting it aside until people forget about it.
例句
The government kicked the pension reform into the long grass by setting up yet another review committee.
Instead of solving the problem, the manager kicked it into the long grass and hoped nobody would notice.