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take a backseat |
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take a backseat (to someone or something) Fig. to become less important than someone or something else. My homework had to take a backseat to football during the playoffs. Jimmy always took a backseat to his older brother, Bill, until Bill went away to college. See also: take take a backseat (to somebody) to let someone else deal with something I was happy to take a backseat and let my brother deal with the family crisis. Etymology: based on the idea of sitting in the backseat of a car and letting someone else drive See also: take take a backseat (to something) to be considered to be less important than something else For many kids, homework takes a backseat to sports. See also: take 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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