English / idiom
Put Something on Ice
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To postpone, delay, or temporarily suspend an initiative, plan, or project.
In context
01
The committee decided to put the heritage hall renovation on ice until authentic traditional materials could be sourced.
02
We had to put the estate sale on ice after discovering its historical roots.
Synonyms
postpone,shelve,defer
Antonyms
expedite,resume,fast-track
Collocations
put plans on ice,put the project on ice,temporarily put on ice