棚たな上あげ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

shelving; putting on hold; tabling

Used for temporarily or indefinitely postponing a plan, proposal, or problem. Often implies a deliberate decision to stop active consideration.

• その計けい画かくは予よ算さん不ぶ足そくで棚たな上あげになった。

  The plan was shelved due to a lack of budget.

• 難むずかしい問もん題だいはとりあえず棚たな上あげしておこう。

  Let's put the difficult issue on hold for now.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

withholding from market; keeping off the market

Economic term for deliberately keeping goods off the market to influence supply and demand. Less common in everyday conversation.

• 政せい府ふは米こめの価か格かくを安あん定ていさせるため、一いち部ぶを棚たな上あげした。

  The government withheld some rice from the market to stabilize prices.