on ice

Etymology


Sense 1 (“not being used; temporarily unavailable or suspended”) probably refers to the practice of putting food on ice to preserve it.

Prepositional phrase

 * 1)  Not being used; temporarily unavailable or suspended; on hold.
 * 2) Of an entertainment normally performed on a stage: performed by ice skaters as an ice show.
 * 3) Of a sporting or other contest: in a state of assured victory for the leading contestant.
 * 1) Of an entertainment normally performed on a stage: performed by ice skaters as an ice show.
 * 2) Of a sporting or other contest: in a state of assured victory for the leading contestant.
 * 1) Of an entertainment normally performed on a stage: performed by ice skaters as an ice show.
 * 2) Of a sporting or other contest: in a state of assured victory for the leading contestant.
 * 1) Of a sporting or other contest: in a state of assured victory for the leading contestant.
 * 1) Of a sporting or other contest: in a state of assured victory for the leading contestant.
 * 1) Of a sporting or other contest: in a state of assured victory for the leading contestant.

Translations

 * Czech: u ledu
 * Finnish: jäissä, jäihin


 * Czech: na ledě
 * Finnish: jäällä,
 * Persian: