束之高阁 (shù zhī gāo gé) — to set aside / to shelve (a plan, proposal, etc.) / to disregard and leave unused
Definition
An idiom meaning to shelve a plan or proposal and never act on it — literally 'tie it up on a high shelf'. The plan is kept but deliberately ignored, not merely delayed.
idiom
to set aside / to shelve (a plan, proposal, etc.) / to disregard and leave unused
Examples
- ，束之高阁。Zhè ge fāng àn hěn hǎo, dàn bèi lǐng dǎo shù zhī gāo gé le.This plan is very good, but it was shelved by the leader.
- ，束之高阁，。Tā mǎi le hěn duō shū, què yì zhí shù zhī gāo gé, gēn běn méi yǒu kàn guò.He bought a lot of books, but kept them on the shelf and never read them.
- 束之高阁，。Nà xiē jiàn yì dōu bèi shù zhī gāo gé le, méi rén yuàn yì tǎo lùn.Those suggestions were all shelved; no one was willing to discuss them.
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