Kick something into the long grass/into touch In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "kick something into the long grass/into touch", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Evelyn Nguyen calendar 2021-01-26 09:01

Meaning of Kick something into the long grass/into touch

Kick something into the long grass/into touch British verb phrase

Delay taking action to solve something; refuse to do what you had planned to do

Many officials suggested kicking the new proposals into the long grass.

My teacher has kicked students' complaints into touch.

Mary suggests kicking the release day into the long grass because of the epidemic.

We tend to deal with the disputes by kicking them into touch.

The project is kicked into the long grass because of lacking money.

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Grammar and Usage of Kick something into the long grass/into touch

Verb Forms

  • kick something into the long grass/into touch
  • kicks something into the long grass/into touch
  • will kick something into the long grass/into touch
  • kicked something into the long grass/into touch

The verb "kick" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Kick something into the long grass/into touch

Rugby player kicking ball into touch, dotted line marking #13554925
A player kicks the ball into touch.
(Source: Internet)

This idiom may come from rugby or football. In this sport, if a ball is kicked into touch, the play will stop.

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