back seat
Britishnoun
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a seat at the back, esp of a vehicle
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informal a subordinate or inconspicuous position (esp in the phrase take a back seat )
Example Sentences
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As is typical with these congressional addresses, no matter who the president is, foreign policy tended to take a back seat.
From BBC
"The decision to end life must rest with the patient," he argued, adding that medical paternalism long ago took a back seat in Canada.
From Barron's
Ride in a cab in New York City and you will see, affixed to the safety barrier separating the driver from the back seat, this admonition: “Attention: Assaulting A Driver Is Punishable By Up To Twenty-Five Years in Prison.”
“Inflation has taken a back seat to labor-market data, despite remaining above the Fed’s 2% target for nearly five years,” Juneau writes.
From Barron's
Global consensus has taken a back seat to national security.
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