on the shelf
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American soundon the shelf
ontheshelf
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on - the - shelf -> on the shelf
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shelf /ʃelf/ n (pl shelves /ʃelvz/)
၁။ (နံရံကပ်) စင်၊ ဆင့်။ put up a shelf ❍ the books on the top shelf ❍ a shelf full of crockery ❍ empty shelves in the supermarket.
၂။ (esp geology ) ကမ်းဦးရေတိမ်ပိုင်း။ the continental shelf. See also SHELVE2
❏ on the shelf [IDM ] (infml )
၁။ အပယ်ခံ။ အိုပယ်။ Retired people should not be made to feel left on the shelf.
၂။ (dated often sexist ) အပျိုဟိုင်း။ Women used to think they were on the shelf at 30.
❏ shelf-life n (pl shelf-lives ) (usu sing )
(စားကုန်၊ ဓာတုပစ္စည်းစသည်၏ အရည်အသွေးမကျဘဲ) ထားသိုနိုင်သည့် သက်တမ်း။ packets of biscuits with a shelf-life of two or three weeks.
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