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on the front burner

on the front burner prepositional phrase: currently receiving attention.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Currently receiving attention.
    • […] arms control was on the front burner. With the fall of the Berlin Wall and with other events in the Soviet Union, arms control has not been on the lips of many Senators or people in Congress […]1991, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations, START, Present Status and Prospects: Hearing..., page 12

Antonyms of on the front burner

Questions about on the front burner

What does on the front burner mean?
On the front burner means currently receiving attention.
What part of speech is on the front burner?
On the front burner is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on the front burner in the dictionary

  1. on the flip side
  2. on the flipside
  3. on the floor
  4. on the fly
  5. on the fritz
  6. on the front burner
  7. on the front foot
  8. on the full
  9. on the game
  10. on the go
  11. on the grid

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