backseat
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈbækˌsit/
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segundo plano
- The music began to take a backseat to the "arena rock star" image.
- take a backseat
Why would we ever take shotgun or backseat to anybody on this stuff?
- Why would we ever take shotgun or backseat to anybody on this stuff?
- Like I don't want him now that you know, all the other relationships in my life are taking his backseat.
Examples
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Words take a backseat to spreadsheets and metrics as more aspects of life become quantifiable and apps track even our moods.
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In this dynamic, efficiency and productivity take a backseat to face time.
Academic text (2001) -
Environmental concerns thus take a backseat to economic growth.
Academic text (2006) -
Throughout this campaign, students have taken the backseat to other major issues.
Blog text (9) -
However, in the school curriculum, it sometimes takes a backseat to other subjects.
Academic text (2007) -
So when push comes to shove, infrastructure is likely to take a backseat to keeping taxes low.
Blog text (24) -
Food, friends, and fun sometimes take the backseat for the main two priorities: school and athletics.
Blog text (12) -
Would his career have taken a backseat to hers, like that of so many of her previous boyfriends?
Blog text (21) -
His true identity has taken a backseat to his delusion and the need for it.
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In many organizations, creativity often takes a backseat to bureaucratic processes.
Synonyms
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6.0
A person who has a less important role and helps someone more important
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Etymology
Backseat is also used in a figurative way. A helpful way to remember this is to imagine someone sitting in the back ('rear') where they are less seen or less important, so backseat means a less important or secondary role.