on ice

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)Not beingused;temporarilyunavailableorsuspended;on hold.We're putting the new software featureson iceuntil we can fix the existing bugs.2001, Dan Diamond, James Duplacey, Eric Zweig, “The Bus Leagues—Life in the Minors”, inHockey Stories On and Off the Ice, Kansas City, Mo.:Andrews McMeel Publishing,→ISBN,page104:Shortly after taking to the ice, the bear broke loose from its leash and went barreling, spinning, slipping, and sliding all around the rink before he was finally restrained and sedated. Needless to say, that act was puton ice.2009, Lynda V. Mapes, “This Ground Speaks”, inBreaking Ground: The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and the Unearthing of Tse-whit-zen Village, Seattle, Wash.:University of Washington Press,→ISBN,page139:The agency's dry dock project wason ice. Begun as a routine construction job, the project was now also an archaeological site and, ominously, a resting place for an unknown number of human remains.2010, “Coon Come, Matthew”, inBruce E[lliott] Johansen, editor,Native Americans Today: A Biographical Dictionary, Santa Barbara, Calif.:Greenwood,ABC-CLIO,→ISBN,page60:He [Jacques Parizeau] told the press: "We're not saying never, but that project ison icefor quite a while"[…].2022April 6, Conrad Landin, “ScotRail in the public eye...”, inRAIL, number954, page39:But after a public consultation, the three closures wereput on iceand the reductions in opening hours revised at many stations [...].(slang,crime fiction,of a person,chiefly preceded by "put")Dead, especially frommurderor othernefariousmeans.Boss says there's a mole in our organization. Find him and put himon ice.; Of anentertainmentnormally performed on astage:performedbyice skatersas anice show.We went to see Cinderellaon ice.2017December 17, Meg Swertlow, “Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé and More Stars Step Out with Their Kids for Disney on Ice”, inE! Online‎[1], archived fromthe originalon18 December 2017:Celebs flocked to the House of Mouseon icethis weekend! Many celeb parents includingChristina Aguilera,Armie Hammer,Mila Kunis,Jordana Brewster,Vanessa Lacheyand more brought their kids and slid on over to theStaples Centerin Los Angeles over the weekend to attendDisneyOn Ice: Follow Your Heartat Staples Center.; Of asportingor othercontest: in a state ofassuredvictoryfor theleadingcontestant.Near-synonym:in the bag2003, Amy Schapiro, “A Geriatric Triumph”, inMillicent Fenwick: Her Way, New Brunswick, N.J.:Rutgers University Press,→ISBN,page143:[Frederick] Bohen later reflected that "when she [[Millicent] Fenwick] came out against the pardon as strongly as she did, I think that put the electionon ice.2005, Bill Ranier, David Finoli, “The Regular Season”, inWhen the Bucs Won It All: The 1979 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates, Jefferson, N.C.:McFarland & Company,→ISBN,page33:With[Tug] McGrawon the mound against a left-handed batter, this timeEd Ott, and the bases again loaded, Ott put the gameon iceby belting another grand slam off the beleaguered pitcher.; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seeon,‎ice.1899, Moritz Loth, chapter II, inOn a Higher Plane, Cincinnati, Oh.: The Monitor Company,→OCLC,page21:Going to the wine cellar, she said: "I will put three bottles of Tokay wineon ice.[…]"

Examples:

EN: "I want to be put on ice here.
ES: "Quiero que me aparquen aquí.
EN: "Your head needs to be put on ice."
ES: "Lo que habría que aparcar es su cabeza en un cubo."
EN: - Put two bottles of Mumm on ice.
ES: - - Ponga dos botellas de champán a refrescar.
ES: - - Ponga dos botellas de champán a refrescar.
EN: Come on, let's see what's on ice.
ES: Trae hielo. Y fuego, tengo calor.
EN: I never knew before I could do it on ice cream soda.
ES: Nunca imaginé que tomaría helado con gas.
EN: Fine, put it on ice, will you?
ES: Ponlo en hielo.
EN: Don't stand on ice, cos' ice will crack
ES: No te quedes en el hielo, porque el hielo se romperá.
EN: I'll put him on ice someday.
ES: - Un día lo meteré en chirona.
EN: Now, put some champagne on ice, then bring the ladies over. Yes.
ES: Ponga un poco de champán en hielo, luego traiga a las damas.
EN: Is the schnapps on ice?
ES: ¿Está frío el aguardiente?
EN: They have been brought to me from my own garden in the oasis of Oued Harrar, on the back of a camel, on ice.
ES: Me las han traído de mi propio jardín en el oasis de Oued Harrar, sobre el lomo de un camello, en hielo.
EN: Evening, Professor, put a bottle on ice for us.
ES: Buenas noches, Profesor, ponga a enfriar una botella.
EN: We'll put that guy on ice.
ES: - ¡Concedido! ¡Que travieso que es!
EN: A true sailor can sleep in an oven or on ice. Get below.
ES: Un buen marinero duerme en cualquier lado.
EN: Besides, he doesn't know we got the evidence on ice.
ES: Además, él no sabe que tenemos pruebas en la nevera.

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