step aside

1. Move out of the way, as in Please step aside—I've got my arms full of groceries . This usage was first recorded in 1530.

2. Withdraw, make room for a replacement, as in The senior researcher decided to step aside for a younger colleague . [Second half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

“You are. Instead of living in reality, you’re choosing to live in a false world —an alternate perception where every piece of evidence you get is forced into your way of dealing with grief. If you truly thought Mother was still alive, then why are you even running in this election to decide the new Mother Earth? Did you think she would just step aside and let you, out of all her children, run her prized possession?”

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“Because the full moon isn’t till tomorrow! That’s a simple fact of time and space, and no amount of yapping can change it. Now step aside, all you perfect strangers, and I’ll be on my way as if we’ve never met.”

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“Step aside, governess, I warn you!”

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He urged his mount forward until Penelope and Simon had no choice but to step aside or be trampled.

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“Simon says, jumping jacks, I don’t care what you call it! Now step aside and let me pass.”

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