释义 |
step into the breachReplace someone who is suddenly unable to do a job or task: I can’t think of anyone who could step into the breach should I become ill...- Others argue that it is extremely unlikely that the Scottish Executive or Westminster would suddenly step into the breach and come to the rescue with a potful of cash.
- He suggested that if the Rivers Agency did not have the manpower to complete the task then the Council would be more than happy to step into the breach.
- Perhaps now that society doesn't reward the maternal instinct in the way it once did there is a gap to fill and men, newly emasculated, are stepping into the breach.
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