GERMAN · C2WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

etwas auf die lange Bank schieben

put something off repeatedly

Wir haben das Gespräch über eine Vorsorgevollmacht viel zu lange auf die lange Bank geschoben, obwohl meine Mutter selbst mehrfach danach gefragt hatte.

We put off discussing an advance power of attorney for far too long, even though my mother herself had asked about it several times.

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