be indefinitely deferred, put or laid aside, put in cold storage, be shelved

postpone, defer a matter, put a matter in cold storage, hold something back, confuse an issue, procrastinate, dilly-dally

be recorded in a bad debt account

come to learn a matter, overhear, be informed

an affair to cool down or lose importance with time

get into trouble or difficulty

become worried, anxious or apprehensive

worry about, be alarmed

be in great trouble or difficulty, be in the midst of a crisis

become talk of the town