Last Updated :2025/11/20

take a back seat

Verb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
(非公式な表現)積極的に関与せず、傍観する姿勢をとる / 他の物事や人物に比べて、重要度や優先順位が低くなる、二の次に扱われる
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そのチームがリーダーを必要としたとき、彼は一歩引いて若手メンバーにアイデアを試させることにした。

present singular third-person

participle present

past

participle past

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(idiomatic) To adopt a position of noninvolvement. / (idiomatic) To be second to someone or something; to be less important or have a lower priority.

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take a back seat

When the team needed a leader, he chose to take a back seat and let the younger members try their ideas.

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When the team needed a leader, he chose to take a back seat and let the younger members try their ideas.

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