on the back burner

burn·er (bûr

1. One that burns, especially:

a. A device, as in a furnace, stove, or gas lamp, that is lighted to produce a flame.

b. A device on a stovetop, such as a gas jet or electric element, that produces heat.

a. A unit, such as a furnace, in which something is burned: an oil burner.

b. An incinerator.

3. Slang

a. An elaborate mural painted by a graffiti artist, usually on the wall of an abandoned building.

b. A large, multicolored graffito.

Idioms:

on the back burner

As a low priority: kept the project on the back burner all summer.

on the front burner

As a high priority.

burner [ˈbɜːnə]

1. the part of a stove, lamp, etc., that produces flame or heat

2. an apparatus for burning something, as fuel or refuse an oil burner

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	burner - an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse); "a diesel engine is an oil burner" apparatus, setup - equipment designed to serve a specific function blowlamp, blowtorch, torch - a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame gas bracket - a pipe with one or more burners projecting from a wall gas burner, gas jet - burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to form a steady flame
	2.	burner - the heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking; "the electric range had one large burner and three smaller one" heating element - the component of a heater or range that transforms fuel or electricity into heat

Translations

burner [ˈbɜːnəʳ] N (on cooker etc) → quemador m
see also back

burner [ˈbɜː^rnə^r] n → brûleur m

burner

n (of gas cooker, lamp) → Brenner m

burner [ˈbɜːnəʳ] n (on cooker) → fornello (Tech) → bruciatore m, becco (a gas)

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Argand burner
Argand lamp
back burner
blowlamp
blowtorch
Bunsen
Bunsen burner
Bunsen's burner
compact-disk burner
Etna
fan-jet
front burner
gas bracket
gas burner
gas fixture
gas jet
gas ring
oil burner
pilot burner

If Liverpool City Council has pounds 50 million to spend, why have capital projects such as the Hall Lane Strategic Gateway been stuck on the back burner since February?

Work of fiction? You Say Email:letters@liverpoolecho.co.uk by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)

Improvements to Stratford's popular Waterside and Southern Lane area - part of the World Class Stratford initiative - have been put on the back burner following a decision by the county council's Stratford area committee .

People power halts town's tourism plan by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)

Those properties might have been on the back burner during the past several years because of the market's attractiveness.

Some developers use downturn to plot long-term projects by Faherty, Christopher / The Real Deal

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