on the front burner

idiom

Definition of on the front burner

chiefly US

: in the position of something that will receive immediate attention and action The President has put tax cuts on the front burner.

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on the face of the earth

on the firing line

on the fringe(s)

on the front burner

on the grounds that

on the half hour

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