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in limbo
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*in limbo 
1. Lit. a region of the afterlife on the border of hell. (In some Christian religions, there is a limbo set aside for souls that do not go to either heaven or hell. This sense is used only in this religious context. *Typically: be ~; remain ~; stay ~.) The baby's soul was in limbo because she had not been baptized.
2. Fig. in a state of neglect; in a state of oblivion; in an indefinite state; on hold. (*Typically: be ~; leave something ~; put something ~.) We'll have to leave the project in limbo for a month or two. After I got hit on the head, I was in limbo for about ten minutes.
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It means that the main part of the Boro manager's summer plans will stay in limbo while Viduka considers Boro's new offer and looks at his options.
Vid is key to Boro plans by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
But we cannot stay in limbo and I am not going to keep putting more funds in only for the date to keep getting pushed back.
'PUT UP SHUT UP' by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
But pending RV citations will stay in limbo at least until the survey results are completed and the council submits the findings to the supervisors, Mumbauer said.
GROUP FIGHTS LA CRESCENTA RV ORDINANCE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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