“Kick the can down the road”
定義
To delay dealing with a problem.
例句
Examples
“The committee kicked the can down the road again.”
Use this idiom in context
Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
The committee kicked the can down the road again.Compare with the original example
The committee kicked the can down the road again.
Write a two-line conversation using “Kick the can down the road”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "Kick the can down the road" mean?
- "Kick the can down the road" means to delay dealing with a problem.
- How do you use "Kick the can down the road" in a sentence?
- Example: "The committee kicked the can down the road again."
- Should I interpret "Kick the can down the road" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.