Sekirov Dictionary

kick into the long grass

verb 2
noun 1
forms 3

verb2

•
To postpone action on something.
- Otherwise they can be kicked into the long grass for action later, preferably by the next government. — 2021
•
To hide or conceal a problem in the hope that it will be overlooked.
- These kick-ass and largely unknown figures in a history too often kicked into the long grass. — 2020

noun1

•
(informal) An instance of kicking into the long grass.
- Never can a kick into the long grass have been more clearly signalled. — 2010

forms

kicked into the long grass · kicking into the long grass · kicks into the long grass

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