"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 [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on the table, {{en-prep phrase}} on the table
  1. (politics) Up for formal discussion; tabled. Categories (topical): Politics Translations (up for formal discussion): esillä (Finnish), pöydällä (Finnish), na tapecie (Polish)
    Sense id: en-on_the_table-en-prep_phrase-Ai~YOesD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Topics: government, politics Disambiguation of 'up for formal discussion': 100 0
  2. (idiomatic, by extension) Open or available for further attention or action. Tags: broadly, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-on_the_table-en-prep_phrase-JN7trxey

Download JSON data for on the table meaning in English (2.7kB)

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