take a back seat
/ˌteɪk ə ˌbæk ˈsiːt/NEUTRAL · B2
SA FILIPINOMALAPIT NA KATUMBAS
magpaubaya
Literal na kahulugan: «umupo sa likuran»
Kahulugan
to let other people have control or attention
Hayaang ibang tao ang mamahala o mapansin.
Mga halimbawa
- 1After thirty years running the shop, Dad has decided to take a back seat and let my brother manage it.
- 2Maria usually leads the team, but this time she took a back seat so the juniors could present.
- 3Once the grandchildren arrived, Gran took a back seat and let the younger ones cook Christmas dinner.
- 4I’m happy to take a back seat at the meeting and let you do the talking.
- 5Why is Tom taking a back seat this year when he organised everything last time?
Grammar
Ang take lang ang nagbabago: takes, taking, took, taken. Hindi binabago ang a at ang singular na seat.
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