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on the table

  1. Postponed or put aside for later consideration, as in When they adjourned, three items were put on the table until the next meeting . [First half of 1700s] The table in both idioms is a figurative conference table. Also see lay one's cards on the table .

  2. Up for discussion, as in There are two new proposals on the table . [Mid-1600s]



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