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step in (to the breach) Fig. [for someone] to assume a position or take on a responsibility when there is a need or an opportunity to do so. The person who was supposed to help didn't show up, so I stepped into the breach. The manager stepped into the breach when Jane got sick. See also: step step in(to some place) to walk into a place. Tiffany stepped into the room and said hello to everyone. She stepped in to say hello. See also: step step in to become involved An outside buyer stepped in to save the company. Related vocabulary: step up to the plateSee also: step How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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We will not pretend to accompany the travellers step by step in this tremendous mountain scramble, into which they had unconsciously betrayed themselves. The concealment, innocent as it seems, was the first step in the second tragicomedy of John's existence. The First Consul, who listened for Rapp's step in the adjoining salon, opened the door suddenly, and found his aide-de-camp close to the wall of the cabinet. |
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