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[ bak-seet ] / ˈbækˈsit /
Idioms for backseattake a backseat, to occupy a secondary or inferior position: Her writing has taken a backseat because of other demands on her time.
Origin of backseatFirst recorded in 1825–35 Words nearby backseatback, sack, and crack, backsaw, backscatter, back score, back scratcher, backseat, backseat driver, backset, back shaft, backsheesh, back shift Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for backseatIf I do, I sit in the backseat and stay alert for whatever the driver does. What It Feels Like For a Girl in Iraq|Noor|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST My mother was sitting in the backseat but that did not stop the driver from trying to touch me. What It Feels Like For a Girl in Iraq|Noor|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST If it gave people some kind of joy afterwards, great, but everything took a backseat. Julian Casablancas Enters the Void: On the Strokes’ Friction, Why He Left NYC, and Starting Over|Marlow Stern|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST And it involves the U.S. taking a backseat to Iran and Syria. Rand Paul Wants to Team Up With Assad and Iran to Stop ISIS|Olivia Nuzzi|September 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
David Garcia is attempting to make a phone call in the backseat. A Shooting on a Tribal Land Uncovers Feds Running Wild|Caitlin Dickson|August 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST The baggage—two trunks, a showman's keyster, two suitcases, a big duffle bag and handbags—was loaded on trailer and backseat. David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney He sat in the backseat of the car, and his hair dragged behind him. FreeChildrenStories.com Collection|Daniel Errico
British Dictionary definitions for backseat
nouna seat at the back, esp of a vehicle informal a subordinate or inconspicuous position (esp in the phrase take a back seat) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |