The quarterback remains 'on the shelf' [=is still not playing] with a severe injury.
They put their plan to remodel the house 'on the shelf' for the time being.
They used mostly 'off-the-shelf' stereo components for the media room.
(..) I'm not writing "A Chronicle of the Wars Following the Death of King Robert I" so it can sit on a shelf unread. What? You don't like the title? What would you call it, then? Mm, possibly something a bit more poetic? (..)2017 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: Stormborn Season: 7 Episode 2