He doesn't take a back seat to anyone — Никто ему не указ
It just goes to show how glamour has taken a back seat to the wheeling and dealing — Это лишний раз доказывает, что блеск славы был принесен в жертву обыкновенному делячеству
Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . Глазунов С.А. . 2003.
take a back seat — If you take a back seat to something or someone, you are surbordinate … The small dictionary of idiomes
take a back seat — {v. phr.}, {informal} To accept a poorer or lower position; be second to something or someone else. * /During the war all manufacturing had to take a back seat to military needs./ * /She does not have to take a back seat to any singer alive./… … Dictionary of American idioms
take a back seat — {v. phr.}, {informal} To accept a poorer or lower position; be second to something or someone else. * /During the war all manufacturing had to take a back seat to military needs./ * /She does not have to take a back seat to any singer alive./… … Dictionary of American idioms
take\ a\ back\ seat — v. phr. informal To accept a poorer or lower position; be second to something or someone else. During the war all manufacturing had to take a back seat to military needs. She does not have to take a back seat to any singer alive. Compare: play… … Словарь американских идиом
take a back seat — If you take a back seat you choose to have a less important function and become less involved in something. He decided it was time to take a back seat and let someone younger run the club … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
take a back seat — accept a poorer or lower position, be second to something or someone I had to take a back seat to my partner when we went on the business trip … Idioms and examples
take a back seat — verb To be second to someone or something; to be less important or have a lower priority. But as with most kids, politics took a backseat to daily life. mdash; by … Wiktionary
back seat — n 1.) a seat at the back of a car, behind where the driver sits 2.) back seat driver informal a) a passenger in the back of a car who gives unwanted advice to the driver about how to drive b) someone in business or politics who tries to control… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ˌback ˈseat — noun [C] a seat behind the driver of a car • take a back seat to have a less important position than someone or something else[/ex] take a back seat to deliberately become less active, and give up trying to control things[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
back — [bæk] verb [transitive] 1. to support someone or something, especially by giving money or using your influence: • The board backed Mr Standley, who plans to cut costs. • Shareholders have backed a plan to build a second plant. 2. FINANCE if … Financial and business terms
take — take1 [ teık ] (past tense took [ tuk ] ; past participle tak|en [ teıkən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 move something/someone ▸ 2 cause someone/something to move ▸ 3 perform action ▸ 4 need something ▸ 5 accept ▸ 6 win prize/election ▸ 7 reach out and get ▸… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
