Name: What does 'to kick into the long grass' mean?
Uploaded: 2020-03-25T23:00:16.000Z
Duration: 3 min 9 s
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Rob: …and me, Rob. So, Feifei, what are

Feifei: Tonight? Oh, erm, I’m busy – I’m

Rob: Oh right – so you’re not going to that

Feifei: Oh yes! The new bar. We are going

for a drink – just one - on the way home – errr….

Feifei: Actually, haven’t you got that big

Rob: Oh that! No, no, no – that’s not

important – I’ll leave it for a few days and

Feifei: Hmm, so you’re going to kick it into

Rob: ‘Kick it into the long grass’? You

problems for me – and that by delaying it,

Feifei: That’s exactly what I meant! Let’s

hear some examples of this phrase in action…

I’ve decided to kick this plan to redecorate

the house into the long grass – we’ve

got more urgent things to do, like fixing

Feifei: You're listening to The English We

into the long grass'. It means to delay a

plan or decision because it is difficult or

problematic. And Rob is delaying the project

Feifei: But if you kick it into the long grass,

that urgent project I asked you to do – as

Feifei: Oh dear, Rob. It looks like you’re

going to have to kick that drink into the

long grass. I think you’d better go and see

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What does 'to kick into the long grass' mean?

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