on the front burner
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.
From the M-W Editors
Word by Word Definitions
: forehead
: the whole face
: external and often feigned appearance especially in the face of danger or adversity
: to have the front or principal side adjacent to something
: to have frontage on something
: to serve as a front
: of, relating to, or situated at the front
: acting as a front
: articulated at or toward the front of the oral passage
: one that burns: such as
: the part of a fuel-burning or heat-producing device (such as a furnace or stove) where the flame or heat is produced
: a device for recording data on an optical disk
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