on the table
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Prepositional phrase
[edit]- (politics) Up for formal discussion; tabled.
- The proposed new bill will soon be on the table in Parliament.
- (idiomatic, by extension) Open or available for further attention or action.
- 1994 June 30, Kenneth N. Gilpin, “Dart Family Files Lawsuit To Nudge Brazilian Bank”, in New York Times, retrieved 6 April 2014:
- "We made an offer about two weeks ago, which is still on the table," he said. "We have not withdrawn it, and hope they will consider it."
- 2015 April 3, Jonathan Broder, Matthew Cooper, “Iran Was the Easy Part: Obama Takes His Nuke Deal to Congress”, in Newsweek, retrieved 6 April 2014:
- Israeli intelligence minister Yuval Steinitz said all options were open for Israel. "If we have no choice, we have no choice...the military option is on the table," he said.
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[edit]up for formal discussion
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