on the shelf [ɔn ðə ʃelf]

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被搁置

She never married; she's been left on the shelf. 她从未结过婚，现在也嫁不出去了。
When a girl grows up, she puts childish habits on the shelf.一个女孩长大后，就丢掉了孩子习气。