take a back seat
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English Dictionarytake a back seat (to somebody/something)to have less influence or importance
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Idiomstake a back seat1. 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. In my early twenties, politics very much took a back seat to sport and socializing. (sometimes +
to)
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. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
take a back seat v. phr.,
informal To accept a poorer or lower position; be second to something or someone else.
During the war all manufacturing had to take a back seat to military needs. She does not have to take a back seat to any singer alive. Compare: PLAY SECOND FIDDLE.
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