to avoid dealing with a problem
to postpone dealing with something in the hopes that it becomes someone else’s problem
to leave a complicated issue for some other day
to avoid or delay making an important decision, normally on a regular basis
to ignore a problem in the hope that it will go away
to reschedule a final action with a temporary solution
I realise that the house needs to be painted but we are going to move in a few years so I am kicking the can down the road.
You can’t continue to kick the can down the road. Someone will have to tell him that he is fired.
It’s fine that your mom has paid your bills, but sooner or later you have to stop kicking the can down the road.
It’s not a good idea to kick the can down the road and let the next generation to solve the global warming problem.
Kicking the can down the road is not a solution to any problem. We need to fix it permanently.
I am pretty sure that it will kick the can down the road improvement only.
Robbie is willing to do what it takes to resolve the issue not just kick the can down the road.
There is no origin for this idiom
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