take a back seat
take or be given a less important position or role. Compare with in the driver's seat.
担任或被给予不那么重要的地位或角色。与“处于统治地位”相比。退居二线。
这个表达可以用于各种场景,在俚语和日常用语中,这个表达通常用来表示暂时让步、降低个人在某方面的活跃度或影响力。
Mary was happy to take a back seat and let Jim run the meeting.
玛丽很高兴能退居次要位置,让吉姆来负责会议。
So obviously it's time for me to take a back seat.
显然,我该隐退了。