front burner

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noun

Informal. a condition or position of top priority: Put the project on the front burner and finish it as soon as possible.

Origin:
1965–70; by analogy with back burner

Related forms

front-burn·er, adjective

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Front burner is always a great word to know.

So is quincunx. Does it mean:

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon

Main Entry:	front burner
Part of Speech:	n
Definition:	the focus of attention, esp. on an important matter

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