kick something into touch

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The phrase "kick something into touch" is an idiomatic expression primarily used in British English. It means to stop a plan, project, or issue before it is completed or to evade a problem. The origin of the phrase comes from rugby, where kicking the ball into touch means to put it out of play to avoid pressure from the opposing team.
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یک عبارت اصطلاحی که عمدتاً در انگلیسی بریتانیایی استفاده می شود.
متوقف کردن یک طرح، پروژه یا موضوع قبل از تکمیل آن یا فرار از یک مشکل است.
منشأ این عبارت از بازی راگبی است، جایی که ضربه زدن به توپ به معنای پرت کردن آن از به بیرون میدان بازی برای جلوگیری از فشار از طرف تیم مقابل است.
مثال؛
"Due to budget constraints, the proposal for the new office was kicked into touch. "
"After much debate, they decided to kick the controversial policy into touch for now. "
"She always finds a way to kick difficult questions into touch during meetings. "
"The project was kicked into touch when the main investor pulled out. "

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