put on ice

The legislation was, effectively, put on ice.

The organs were put on ice and transported to Cambridge, where they were placed in the machine to be "reconditioned" before transplant.

It’s a question that the government has, for now at least, put on ice - while King Charles earlier this week reiterated longstanding palace policy that the matter should be left for the “public to decide”.

His leg washed up a short time later and was put on ice by locals before being taken to hospital, where a medical team is now assessing surgery options.

If the cicadas gathered as tenerals aren’t cooked right away or put on ice, within a matter of hours they go through another growth spurt, shifting into adults.