to kick something into the long grass - to delay a decision or course of action indefinitelyThe long grassing of runway 3 is disgraceful. Shows the stupidity of putting Justine Greening, the main opponent, in the transport job.
Also Boris Johnson quoted in the Times: The attempt to try and long-grass it for three years into the other side of the election is just not realistic.
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United Kingdom on 16/08/2012