(take a seat)

  • 31take a back seat — ► to become less important (than something else): »Agriculture, which generates only about $50 million a year in revenue, takes a back seat to other industries like oil and gas that bring in billions of dollars. »Environmental issues take a back… …

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  • 32take one's seat — To take up one s allocated place, esp in Parliament • • • Main Entry: ↑seat * * * sit down, typically in a seat assigned to one …

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  • 33take a back seat — If you take a back seat to something or someone, you are surbordinate …

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  • 34seat — [n1] furniture for sitting, reclining bench, chair, chaise lounge, chesterfield, couch, davenport, lounge, loveseat, pew, recliner, settee, settle, stall, stool, wing chair; concept 443 seat [n2] central location of organization abode, axis,… …

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  • 35seat — n. place to sit 1) to take one s seat 2) to assign seats 3) to book (esp. BE), reserve a seat 4) to give up, relinquish; keep one s seat 5) a box; bucket; car; front row; jump; ringside seat 6) a rumble seat (AE; BE has dicky) 7) the driver s… …

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  • 36seat belt — noun a safety belt used in a car or plane to hold you in your seat in case of an accident • Syn: ↑seatbelt • Hypernyms: ↑safety belt, ↑life belt, ↑safety harness • Part Holonyms: ↑car seat, ↑ …

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  • 37take a back seat — 1. if an activity takes a back seat, you spend less time doing that than other things. He s been putting all his energies into house hunting recently so his studies have had to take a back seat. In my early twenties, politics very much took a… …

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  • 38take a back seat — 1) to deliberately become less active, and give up trying to control things I ll be happy to take a back seat when Robin takes over. 2) to become less important take a back seat to: Other issues must take a back seat to this crisis …

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  • 39Seat belt — This article is about the safety device. For the band, see The Seatbelts. A 3 point seat belt …

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  • 40SEAT — Infobox Company name = SEAT, S.A. [ [http://www.seat.com/com/generator/su/com/SEAT/site/legal note/main.html SEAT.com legal note] ] type = Subsidiary of Volkswagen Group foundation = 1950 founder = Instituto Nacional de Industria location =… …

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