"kick into the long grass" in Chinese (Simplified)
Definition
故意拖延处理某个问题或决策，希望它最终被遗忘或不再紧急。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
主要是英式英语表达，常出现在政治和商业语境。侧重于“回避”问题而非简单延迟。常用于批评公式性拖延的行为。
Examples
The committee decided to kick the issue into the long grass instead of solving it.
委员会决定**无限期拖延**这个问题，而不是解决它。
Many governments kick difficult decisions into the long grass to avoid criticism.
许多政府为了避免批评，会**无限期拖延**艰难的决定。
They promised action but quickly kicked it into the long grass.
他们承诺采取行动，但很快就**暂时搁置了**。
Whenever there's a tough question, the boss just kicks it into the long grass and hopes we forget.
每当遇到棘手的问题，老板就会**无限期拖延**，希望我们忘掉。
The city council keeps kicking plans for the park into the long grass—it's been years now.
市议会一直**无限期拖延建公园的计划**——已经好多年了。
It's clear they're just trying to kick the proposal into the long grass until after the election.
很明显，他们只是想**把提案无限期拖延**到选举之后。