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take a back seat
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take a back seatverb
To be second to someone or something; to be less important or have a lower priority.
Etymology: From take a seat and back seat
Etymology and Origins
Take a Back Seat
An Americanism for “You have outdone me; I’ll retire from the front row.”
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of take a back seat in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of take a back seat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of take a back seat in a Sentence
I just felt like it would be a little bit better to take a back seat and work on my mindfulness. I knew that the girls would do an absolutely great job, and I didn't want to risk the team a medal for my screw ups because they worked way too hard for that, i took a step back because I didn't want to do something silly out there and get injured. I thought it was best if the girls took over and did the rest of the job, which they absolutely did.
Work related to completion of the three-year restructuring may take a back seat for a few months but will be revisited once things stabilize.
Tony told us in a conference call last week that he and Kamarudin will take a back seat to everything else and focus on AirAsia, he's back, and he's getting more involved in many of the decisions.
I don't think culture has anything to do with it -- it is purely a money game and hysteria takes over, reason and logic just take a back seat such that neither the animal's welfare nor the people's welfare is enough to stop it.
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