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.
(..) clean up those stains. Oh, Stella, your choice of words. Nobody ever invented a polite word for a killing yet. Lisa, back there on that shelf, there's a little yellow box. You see it? Top one? Right on top, yeah. And bring me the viewer there. (..)1954 Rear Window