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Discover Ludwig"taking a back seat" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It typically means to allow someone else to take the lead in a situation, or to take a less active role or less responsibility than normal. Example sentence: After years of running the company, my father is taking a back seat and allowing me to take charge.
Idiom
Take a back seat.
Choose to decrease involvement.
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Germany is conspicuously taking a back seat.
These women are not taking a back seat".
And taking a back seat is not an option.
In truth, private-equity firms are taking a back seat in both deals.
"That's taking a back seat to something else, which is kind of nice".
Given that, the real economic data is taking a back seat".
Her dancing had been "taking a back seat for a while," she said.
Bill's been out front for so long that he's not really taking a back seat.
Entertaining the public has become its main mission, with science frequently taking a back seat.
Now, it looks as if civility might be taking a back seat.
For now, it seems, the Schlecks' rivalry with Evans is taking a back seat.
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