phrasal verb · formal
bring under discussion
UK/brɪŋ ˌʌndə dɪˈskʌʃən/US/brɪŋ ˌʌn·dər dɪˈskʌʃ·ən/bring·un·der·dis·CUS·sion
to propose something so that it will be discussed by a group or committee
Examples
“The chair brought the proposal under discussion during the meeting.”
“The minister promised to bring the issue under discussion in the next session.”
“We should bring this case under discussion before making a final decision.”
Band 8 sentence
“The committee agreed to bring the funding allocation under discussion at the next plenary session.”
Collocations
- bring X under discussion
- bring an issue/policy under discussion
Word family
Common mistakes
say 'discuss about' after translation→bring under discussion
use 'raise' only and stop→bring under discussion
Say it for a higher band
5talk about→6raise for discussion→7+bring under discussion
Synonyms
raise for discussion
table for discussion
Easily confused
raise for discussion
“The council raised the proposal for discussion at the meeting.”
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