LookItUpon the shelf
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ɑn ðə ˈʃɛlf/ · UK /ɒn ðə ˈʃelf/
on the shelf means: If something is set aside, people stop dealing with it for a while.
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If something is set aside, people stop dealing with it for a while.
- The plan is on the shelf for now.
- We left the proposal on the shelf until funding improved.
- Will this idea stay on the shelf forever?
If something is unused or abandoned, nobody uses it or works on it anymore.
- His skills are on the shelf now.
- Their old software has been on the shelf for years.
- The invention stayed on the shelf because nobody wanted it.
Unable to play or work because of an injury.
- Our goalkeeper is on the shelf with a broken wrist.
- A knee injury kept her on the shelf for months.
- He is back on the shelf after hurting his ankle.
Used unkindly about someone who remains unmarried because nobody seems to want to marry them.
- Her aunt called her on the shelf.
- Women once feared being left on the shelf.
- He cruelly described his unmarried sister as on the shelf.
Questions about on the shelf
What does on the shelf mean?
If something is set aside, people stop dealing with it for a while.
What is on the shelf in other languages?
Türkçe: rafa kaldırılmış · Español: aplazado · Français: mis de côté · Deutsch: auf Eis · Italiano: accantonato · 日本語: 棚上げされた
How do you pronounce on the shelf?
In American English /ɑn ðə ˈʃɛlf/; in British English /ɒn ðə ˈʃelf/.
How do you use on the shelf in a sentence?
The plan is on the shelf for now. We left the proposal on the shelf until funding improved.
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