Idiom
take a back seat
Meaning
To adopt a position of noninvolvement.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I prefer to take a back seat during group projects.”
“After years of leading the company, the founder decided to take a back seat and let the new team manage daily operations.”
“Although she remained a member of the board, she chose to take a back seat, offering guidance only when the situation required her specific expertise.”
Examples
simple
“I prefer to take a back seat during group projects.”
contextual
“After years of leading the company, the founder decided to take a back seat and let the new team manage daily operations.”
complex
“Although she remained a member of the board, she chose to take a back seat, offering guidance only when the situation required her specific expertise.”
Origin
From take a seat + back seat. The compound appears in English as a figurative expression for assuming a position of less prominence or responsibility.
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