on the table

English[edit]

(politics) Up for formal discussion; tabled.
The proposed new bill will soon be on the table in Parliament.
(idiomatic, by extension) Open or available for further attention or action.
- 1994 June 30, Kenneth N. Gilpin, “Dart Family Files Lawsuit To Nudge Brazilian Bank”, in New York Times, retrieved 6 April 2014:
  "We made an offer about two weeks ago, which is still on the table," he said. "We have not withdrawn it, and hope they will consider it."
- 2015 April 3, Jonathan Broder, Matthew Cooper, “Iran Was the Easy Part: Obama Takes His Nuke Deal to Congress”, in Newsweek, retrieved 6 April 2014:
  Israeli intelligence minister Yuval Steinitz said all options were open for Israel. "If we have no choice, we have no choice...the military option is on the table," he said.

up for formal discussion