Too hard basket

A metaphorical in-tray, or basket, into which ideas and/or tasks are mentally placed because they are are deemed to be taboo or extremely difficult to handle.

Sex for the seriously disabled is a subject that goes into many people's too hard basket.

The ordination of homosexual bishops is a concept that finds it's way into the too hard basket of many conservative church goers.

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Too hard basket

A metaphorical basket containing ideas and/or tasks which are either taboo or are deemed extremely difficult to handle.

Example: The idea of sex for the seriously disabled is a too hard basket for some people to come to terms with.

Example: The concept of ordained homosexual bishops is a too hard basket for many religious people with conservative theological views.

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