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Put on ice

Prepositional phrase

Definitions

1.Prepositional phraseNot being used; temporarily unavailable or suspended; on hold.
"We're putting the new software features on ice until we can fix the existing bugs.; Boss says there's a mole in our organization. Find him and put him on ice."
2.Prepositional phraseDead, especially from murder or other nefarious means. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
"Boss says there's a mole in our organization. Find him and put him on ice."
3.Prepositional phraseOf an entertainment normally performed on a stage: performed by ice skaters as an ice show.
"We went to see Cinderella on ice."
4.Prepositional phraseOf a sporting or other contest: in a state of assured victory for the leading contestant.
5.Prepositional phraseUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on,‎ ice.
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