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جائزہ

فلیش کارڈز

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کوئز

to [drag] {one's} (feet|heels) [فقرہ]

to purposefully act slowly

Ex: I 'm tired of waiting for him ; he keeps dragging his feet on finalizing the contract .

on hold [فقرہ]

in a suspended state to be considered and dealt with in the future

Ex: She put her travel plans on hold until she could save enough money .

rain check [اسم]

ملتوی

Ex: Due to a scheduling conflict , I 'll need to give you a rain check on attending the conference .

شیڈولنگ کے تصادم کی وجہ سے، مجھے آپ کو کانفرنس میں شرکت کے لیے ایک rain check دینا ہوگا۔

to [buy] time [فقرہ]

to put something off in order to gain more time

Ex: The company has bought time by securing interim funding to sustain operations .

to [kick] the can down the road [فقرہ]

to keep postponing problems one must deal with

Ex: The government kicked the can down the road by postponing the decision on the controversial policy .

on ice [فقرہ]

used to refer to something that is temporarily inactive or postponed

Ex: The project is currently on ice until further notice .

to [sit] on {one's} hands [فقرہ]

to refrain from taking action when one should

Ex: By this time next year , they will be sitting on their hands if they do n't initiate necessary reforms .

on the fence [فقرہ]

used to show indecision over something

Ex: He is currently on the fence regarding his career path and is exploring different options .

to decide to do something that needs to taken care of right now at another time

Ex:

to [play] for time [فقرہ]

to try to delay the occurrence of something so that one can prevent it from happening or have more time to properly prepare for it

Ex: By this time next month , they will still be playing for time , waiting for the market conditions to improve .