English Explanatory Dictionary

kick into the long grass

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To postpone action on something.
  2. To hide or conceal a problem in the hope that it will be overlooked.
noun
  1. An instance of kicking into the long grass.

Word forms

kick into the long grass kicks into the long grass kicking into the long grass kicked into the long grass

Etymology

An analogy of kicking a football off the playing field so that it is out of play.

Synonyms

hit into the long grass push into the long grass punt into the long grass go into the long grass kick the can down the road sweep under the rug

Related words

kick the can down the road ostrich politics
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