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单词 front burner
释义

front burner


noun

Informal. a condition or position of top priority: Put the project on the front burner and finish it as soon as possible.
Compare back burner.

Origin of front burner

First recorded in 1965–70; by analogy with back burner

OTHER WORDS FROM front burner

front-burner, adjective

Words nearby front burner

frontal sulcus, frontal suture, front and center, front bench, front bottom, front burner, front burner, on a, front channel, front court, front desk, front dive
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Example sentences from the Web for front burner

  • A new fuss over the public option would necessarily return health care to the front-burner and chew up a bunch of time.

    The Public Option's Last Stand|Matthew Yglesias|February 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST
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