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take a back seat |
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take a back seat 1. if an activity takes a back seat, you spend less time doing that than other things He's been putting all his energies into house-hunting recently so his studies have had to take a back seat. (sometimes + to ) In my early twenties, politics very much took a back seat to sport and socializing. 2. to let other people take a more active and responsible part in an organization or a situation I was content to take a back seat and let the rest of my family deal with the crisis. 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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"Look here," he exclaimed, "I don't think you ought to force me to give myself away like this, but, after all, you are an Englishman, with a stake in your country, and I presume you don't want her to take a back seat for the next few generations. and that nigger was corked up and had to take a back seat. Give a Martian woman a chance and death must take a back seat. |
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