单词 | to lay on the table |
释义 | > as lemmasto lay on the table (a) to lay on the table and variants: (a) to present or submit formally for discussion or consideration by a legislative assembly, originally the British House of Commons, or other deliberative meeting; (more generally) to present for immediate discussion; (b) originally and chiefly U.S. (of a legislative or deliberative body) to leave or postpone consideration of (a report, proposed measure, etc.) for the present; (more generally) to postpone indefinitely. Cf. table v. 4a. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > make an agreement with [verb (transitive)] > negotiate > make the subject of negotiation to lay on the table1646 capitulate1661 1646 R. Baillie Anabaptism 163 The question of dipping and sprinkling never came upon the Table. 1656 T. Burton Diary (1828) I. 207 Divers petitions were cast upon the table in a very confused way, and excepted unto..as anti-parliamentary. 1733 in 15th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS App. vi. 107 in Parl. Papers 1897 (C. 8551) LI. 1 The majority, for laying the Petition on the Table..and not hearing it by counsel, was only seventeen. 1804 Jrnl. House of Representatives Commonw. Kentucky 110 Mr. Allen then moved to lay the bill on the table, until the end of the session. 1851 N. I. Bowditch Hist. Mass. Gen. Hosp. x. 366 The Committee on naming the wards made a report, which was read and laid on the table for future consideration. It has not yet been accepted. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xix. 343 Shrewsbury laid on the table of the Lords a bill for limiting the duration of Parliaments. 1857 Blackwood's Mag. Sept. 373/2 The President of the India Board..promised to lay ‘papers’ on the table of Parliament. 1913 Times 6 June 13/6 The Select Committee on the Putumayo Atrocities have laid on the table of the House of Commons a resolution. 1923 H. M. Robert Parl. Law (U.S.) 63 It is in order for a mere majority to lay on the table the questions that have not been disposed of. 1973 Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wisconsin) 30 Nov. b7/3 Supervisor Kloes moved..that the resolution be laid on the table,pending the Attorney General's opinion on what part of Section 51.42 of the Wisconsin State Statute covers operation of the PMI Program. 2005 Compan. Standing Orders House of Lords (ed. 20) 215 The initial House of Lords' publication scheme was..laid on the Table by the Clerk of the Parliaments in November 2002. < as lemmas |
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