phrasal verb · formal
bring under discussion
UK/brɪŋ ˌʌndə dɪˈskʌʃən/US/brɪŋ ˌʌn·dər dɪˈskʌʃ·ən/bring·un·der·dis·CUS·sion
to put something forward so that it can be discussed
Examples
“Management brought the staffing issue under discussion at the monthly meeting.”
“Environmental impacts should be brought under discussion before any approval.”
“The council brought the zoning change under discussion after residents raised concerns.”
Band 8 sentence
“Before finalising the contract, the board insisted that environmental liabilities be brought under discussion.”
Collocations
- bring X under discussion
- bring an item/issue under discussion
Word family
Common mistakes
say 'discuss about' or 'bring to discuss'→bring under discussion
Say it for a higher band
5raise an issue→6bring up the issue→7+bring under discussion
Synonyms
raise an issue
Easily confused
raise an issue
“She raised the safety issue during the meeting.”
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