To put down a task.

[constantinusphilo]

What is the meaning of 'we can't put down the task'? Does it mean that we cannot abandon it, or does is mean that we have to resolve it ourselves without relying on anybody else?

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

What is the meaning of "We can't put down the task"? Does it mean that we cannot abandon it,

Probably.

or does is mean that we have to resolve it ourselves without relying on anybody else?

No.

It probably means we can't stop working on it, but without the context, we can't say for sure.

Always tell us where you got whatever you're asking us about.