"on the table" meaning in English

See on the table in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-on the table.ogg
  1. (politics) Up for formal discussion; tabled. Translations (up for formal discussion): esillä (Finnish), pöydällä (Finnish), na tapecie (Polish)
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  2. (idiomatic, by extension) Open or available for further attention or action. Tags: broadly, idiomatic Coordinate_terms: on one's plate, ;, in play
    Sense id: en-on_the_table-en-prep_phrase-en:open_or_available_for_further_attention_or_action Categories (other): English terms with collocations
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, the, table.
    Sense id: en-on_the_table-en-prep_phrase-AqtkxdH0
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