put an issue on ice — freeze an issue, shelf an issue, dismiss an issue until some unspecified time in the future … English contemporary dictionary
put the issue on ice — freeze the issue, shelf the issue, dismiss the issue until some unspecified time in the future … English contemporary dictionary
put — [ put ] (past tense and past participle put) verb transitive *** ▸ 1 move something to position ▸ 2 cause to be in situation ▸ 3 write/print something ▸ 4 make someone go to place ▸ 5 give position on list ▸ 6 build/place somewhere ▸ 7 express in … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
put something to bed — phrase to finish dealing with something I hope we can finally put this issue to bed. Thesaurus: to finish somethingsynonym to kill a person or animalsynonym Main entry: bed … Useful english dictionary
put to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms put to : present tense I/you/we/they put to he/she/it puts to present participle putting to past tense put to past participle put to 1) put something to someone to explain a plan or suggestion to a group of… … English dictionary
put something to bed — to finish dealing with something I hope we can finally put this issue to bed … English dictionary
issue — is·sue 1 / i ˌshü, ˌsyü/ n 1 pl: proceeds from a source of revenue (as an estate) rents, issue s, and profits 2: one or more lineal descendants died without issue compare … Law dictionary
issue — [ish′o͞o; ] chiefly Brit [ is′yo͞o] n. [OFr pp. of issir, to go out < L exire < ex , out + ire, to go: see YEAR] 1. an outgoing; outflow; passing out 2. Archaic a way out; exit; outlet 3. a result; consequence; upshot 4. offspring; a child… … English World dictionary
issue — [n1] point in question affair, argument, concern, contention, controversy, matter, matter of contention, point, point of departure, problem, puzzle, question, subject, topic; concepts 278,532 issue [n2] result causatum, conclusion, consequence,… … New thesaurus
issue — [ isy ] n. f. • XIIe; de issu 1 ♦ Vx Action de sortir. 2 ♦ Mod. Ouverture, passage offrant la possibilité de sortir. ⇒ dégagement, 1. porte, sortie. Chercher une issue. Une issue de secours. « Toutes les issues de ma chambre étaient fortement… … Encyclopédie Universelle