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idiomput sth in mothballsto stop using something, or doing something for a while, although you intend to start using or doing it again later:A spokesman for the relief agency said, "We are putting our operation here in mothballs, we can't carry out our work unless our safety can be guaranteed."After 16 years in mothballs, Santa Clara University's Ricard Memorial Observatory has reopened.
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