ON THE TABLE Definition & Meaning

on the table

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

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"Everything is on the table, our food system, our water, our air, different ways of parenting, all the kind of changes that may have triggered this epidemic."

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Whether in Violet’s hand or buzzing on the table, it sabotages her ability to converse; it’s an exaggeration of how a tool intended to connect people wedges them apart.

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But they had not ruled out nationalising the firm, saying all options remained on the table.

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On a visit to a recycling centre in Birmingham on Thursday, Rayner urged workers to accept the latest deal on the table.

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Every few minutes she puffs discreetly from a vape pen when the server is out of sight; her phone lies screen down on the table, though she’s hardly vanquished the temptation to check her notifications.

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