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单词 in cold storage
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in cold storage


In a state of abeyance or postponement. For example, We can't consider these design changes now; let's put them in cold storage for a year or so. This expression alludes to the literal storage of food, furs, or other objects in a refrigerated place. [Colloquial; late 1800s]

Words nearby in cold storage

incognizant, incoherence, incoherency, incoherent, in cold blood, in cold storage, incombustible, income, income account, income bond, income distribution
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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