Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on the front burner

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables: on the fron-t burn-er
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Currently receiving attention.

Example Sentences

"[…] arms control was on the front burner. With the fall of the Berlin Wall and with other events in the Soviet Union, arms control has not been on the lips of many Senators or people in Congress […]"

Antonyms

on the back burner

Questions

What does on the front burner mean?: Currently receiving attention.

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