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put something on ice — keep/put/something on ice informal phrase to delay doing anything about a plan or idea The whole deal was put on ice when the stock market fell sharply. Thesaurus: to stop doing somethingsynonym to kill a person or animal … Useful english dictionary
ice — ice1 [ aıs ] noun *** 1. ) uncount water that has frozen and become solid: a block/lump of ice Ice was forming on the windshield. Ice covered most of the lake. a ) pieces of ice used for making drinks cold: a gin and tonic with plenty of ice b )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ice — 1 /aIs/ noun 1 (U) water that has frozen into a solid state: Would you like some ice in your drink? | The wind blew the snow across the ice on the lake. | Her hands were as cold as ice. 2 keep/put something on ice to do nothing about a plan or… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ice — I UK [aɪs] / US noun Word forms ice : singular ice plural ices *** 1) [uncountable] water that has frozen and become solid a block/lump of ice Ice was forming on the windscreen. Ice covered most of the lake. a) pieces of ice used for making… … English dictionary
keep — [c]/kip / (say keep) verb (kept, keeping) –verb (t) 1. to maintain in one s action or conduct: to keep watch; to keep step; to keep silence. 2. to cause to continue in some place, position, state, course, or action specified: to keep a light… …
Ice-T — This article is about the American rapper. For the German train, see ICE T. Ice T Ice T near the Meat Packing District in Manhattan on set of Law Order: Special Victims Unit in March 2011 Background information … Wikipedia
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Ice Station – Impossible! — Infobox Television episode Title=Ice Station – Impossible! Series=The Venture Bros. Season=1 Episode=7 Airdate=18 September 2004 Writer= Jackson Publick Director= Jackson Publick Caption = That s all well and good, but mine fits for crap!… … Wikipedia
keep — keepable, adj. keepability, n. /keep/, v., kept, keeping, n. v.t. 1. to hold or retain in one s possession; hold as one s own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change. 2. to hold or have the use of for a period of time: You can keep it for the… … Universalium
keep an eye peeled — verb To look out (for something) attentively. Keep an eye peeled, you never know when the ice cream truck will pass by. Syn: be on the lookout, keep a look out, keep an eye out, keep an eye skinned, keep ones eyes skinned, look out, watch out … Wiktionary
