take a back seat

意味

to let other people have control or attention

主導権や注目を他の人に譲る.

例文

1. 1After thirty years running the shop, Dad has decided to take a back seat and let my brother manage it.
2. 2Maria usually leads the team, but this time she took a back seat so the juniors could present.
3. 3Once the grandchildren arrived, Gran took a back seat and let the younger ones cook Christmas dinner.
4. 4I'm happy to take a back seat at the meeting and let you do the talking.
5. 5Why is Tom taking a back seat this year when he organised everything last time?

文法

変化するのは take だけで、takes、taking、took、taken となる。a と単数の seat は変えない

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