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kick the can down the road

To postpone a decision or action.

Etymology:

  • Attested as an activity of idle urban youths since the late 19th century. Modern sense of "procrastinate" dates from the 1980s.
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ciceáil an canna síos an bóthar

రహదారిపై డబ్బాను తన్నండి

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