on the shelf

棚上げされた、保留中の

しばらく扱うのをやめ、後で取り組むことにしてある。

やさしい英語で： If something is set aside, people stop dealing with it for a while.

• The plan is on the shelf for now.
• We left the proposal on the shelf until funding improved.
• Will this idea stay on the shelf forever?

類義語： on hold, set aside

よく使う表現： on the shelf, stay on the shelf, put on the shelf

使われていない、放置された

もう使われていない、または誰も取り組まず放置されている。

やさしい英語で： If something is unused or abandoned, nobody uses it or works on it anymore.

• His skills are on the shelf now.
• Their old software has been on the shelf for years.
• The invention stayed on the shelf because nobody wanted it.

類義語： unused, abandoned

反対語： in use

よく使う表現： on the shelf, left on the shelf

けがで欠場中の、けがで休んでいる

けがのため試合に出たり仕事をしたりできない。

やさしい英語で： Unable to play or work because of an injury.

• Our goalkeeper is on the shelf with a broken wrist.
• A knee injury kept her on the shelf for months.
• He is back on the shelf after hurting his ankle.

類義語： sidelined, out injured

よく使う表現： on the shelf, back on the shelf

婚期を逃した、売れ残った

結婚相手が見つからず独身のままだと人を見下す、古い言い方。

やさしい英語で： Used unkindly about someone who remains unmarried because nobody seems to want to marry them.

• Her aunt called her on the shelf.
• Women once feared being left on the shelf.
• He cruelly described his unmarried sister as on the shelf.

類義語： unmarried

反対語： married

よく使う表現： on the shelf, still on the shelf