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put on ice

verb as in assure

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She also criticised "unforced errors" by the government over its botched attempt to cut disability benefits, which has been put on ice pending a review, and cuts to winter fuel payments that were partially reversed.

From BBC

“Immigration enforcement can’t happen without a vast network of local police and prosecutors who serve as the federal government’s eyes and ears on the ground, ensuring that any person booked into custody for any arrest — no matter how trivial and no matter if ultimately false or thrown out in court — is immediately put on ICE’s radar,” the letter said.

Moving abroad would put on ice any ambitions to play for England.

From BBC

And, she said, her work will soon be be put on ice.

The legislation was, effectively, put on ice.

From Slate

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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