back seat

British  

noun

1. a seat at the back, esp of a vehicle

2. informal a subordinate or inconspicuous position (esp in the phrase take a back seat )

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Example Sentences

For decades, the U.S. took a back seat to securing the Gulf.

From The Wall Street Journal

Two others were already in the back seat, a soldier and a woman with a gaunt gray face.

From Literature

But he was also floating within the major label labyrinth, which often came with financial expectations that put artistic expression in the back seat.

From Los Angeles Times

However, it is hard to move the same volume by land as by sea and Clerc said that whilst there was enough capacity to keep the most important goods moving a lot of exports like petrochemicals are "going to have to take the back seat for a while".

From BBC

“Sorry, sorry, sorry!” she says as she hops into the back seat.

From Literature

Related Words

• back
• back door
• back end
• backside
• bottom
• butt
• rear end
• tail