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Meaning of too hard basket | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A category of items that should be done but which are avoided because they are difficult.

Examples

“I have⟳ always had the ability to put⟳ difficult issues in the 'too hard basket' to avoid⟳ thinking about them and therefore to avoid⟳ having to deal⟳ with them.”
“They didn't learn⟳ much about the Cereus flower and related species and couldn't work⟳ out what the name⟳ meant or if it meant anything at all. Either way, they decided to put⟳ it in their too hard baskets for now.”
“It is a problem that many philosophers are perhaps inclined to put⟳ in the “too hard basket”.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Too many too many balls in the air too many chiefs and not enough Indians Too Many Mouths Too much too much of a good thing

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