buy a house on time

基本解釋

An even shorter-term solution to buy the chambers more time for a compromise may be off of the table, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said on Thursday.
一個為議院贏得更多時間妥協(xié)的更短期的方案可能會被否決，眾議院發(fā)言人博納（John Boehner）周二說。
The deal includes a short-term continuing resolution to fund the government into next week to buy time for the House — whose members are on recess this week — to approve the deal.
因為此刻眾議院的議員都在休假，不能批準(zhǔn)通過該議案，所以該議案還包括一項短期的決議，該決議的內(nèi)容為“為政府繼續(xù)注資直至下周”，這就為眾議院爭取到了時間。