kicked the can down the road

German translation: haben die Probleme auf die lange Bank geschoben/später (morgen) verschoben/haben auf Zeit gespielt

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English term or phrase:kicked the can down the road
German translation:haben die Probleme auf die lange Bank geschoben/später (morgen) verschoben/haben auf Zeit gespielt
Entered by: Expertlang

07:42 May 16, 2020
English to German translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Investment / Securities
English term or phrase: kicked the can down the road
The unprecedented amount of stimulus injected into the global economy over the past few months has offered a lifeline for individuals, businesses, and economies. While policymakers may have ***kicked the can down the road***, leaving themselves with a mountain of public debt and possibly inflation to deal with another day, the situation would have been much worse without the stimulus they provided.

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Andrea Hauer
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Local time: 13:27
haben die Probleme auf die lange Bank geschoben/später (morgen) verschoben/haben auf Zeit gespielt
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Expertlang
Local time: 13:27
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Dankeschön!
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4 +4haben die Probleme auf die lange Bank geschoben/später (morgen) verschoben/haben auf Zeit gespielt
Expertlang
4Haben Däumchen gedreht
Annette Scheler


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haben die Probleme auf die lange Bank geschoben/später (morgen) verschoben/haben auf Zeit gespielt


Explanation:
https://www.geo.de/geolino/redewendungen/3675-rtkl-redewendu...

Expertlang
Local time: 13:27
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Dankeschön!

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agree  Thomas Pfann
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agree  Steffen Walter
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Haben Däumchen gedreht


Explanation:
haben auf Zeit gespielt, das Problem ausgesessen

Annette Scheler
Germany
Local time: 13:27
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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