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on the shelf

[on the shelf] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} Laid aside; not useful anymore. * /When a girl grows up, she puts childish habits on the shelf./ * /Mr. Myron's company […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Frank Zappa

(1941-1993) U.S. musician There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life. www.english-slang.com

Calvin Trillin

(1935--) U.S. verse columnist The shelf life of the modern hardback writer is somewhere between the milk and the yogurt. www.english-slang.com

Sam Ewing

(1920-2001) - American writer, humorist Computers will never take the place of books. You can't stand on a floppy disk to reach a high shelf. www.english-slang.com

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