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The meaning of TAKE A BACK SEAT is to have or assume a secondary position or status : to be or become less important, active, or powerful —often used with to. How to use take a back seat in a sentence.
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take a backseat
1. To be given a lower priority.
Unfortunately, I had the flu last week, so everything else around the house had to take a back seat.
2. To willingly take a less prominent role in some situation.
I took a back seat during the presentation because I knew you could handle it.
See also: backseat, take
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
take a back seat
Occupy an inferior position; allow another to be in control. For example, Linda was content to take a back seat and let Nancy run the meeting. This idiom uses back seat in contrast to the driver's seat, that is, the one in control. [Mid-1800s]
See also: back, seat, take
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
take a back seat
COMMON
1. If you take a back seat, you allow other people to have all the power, importance, or responsibility. I was happy to take a back seat and give someone else the opportunity to manage the project. I always used to take a back seat and let people get on with it.
2. If one thing takes a back seat to another, people give the first thing less attention because it is less important or interesting than the other thing. It is true that in the Apollo programme science took a back seat to technology and engineering. As the novel progresses, the war takes a back seat to the growing romance between Harvey and Martha.
See also: back, seat, take
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012
take a back seat take or be given a less important position or role. Compare with in the driver's seat (at driver).
See also: back, seat, take
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
take a back ;seat change to a less important role or function: After forty years in the business, it’s time for me to take a back seat and let someone younger take over. OPPOSITE: in the driving seat
See also: back, seat, take
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
See also:
take a backseat
take a backseat, to
be in fine fettle
fettle
fine fettle, in
in fine fettle
in fine/good fettle
get behind in (something)
get behind with (something)
one foot in the grave, have


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Beifahrersitz

Beifahrersitz (Deutsch)
Substantiv, m



[1] Sitz neben dem Fahrzeugfuehrer, bei Motorrad oder Motorroller hinter dem Fahrzeugfuehrer
Herkunft:

Determinativkompositum aus Beifahrer und Sitz
Sinnverwandte W;rter:

[1] Sozius
Gegenw;rter:

[1] Fahrersitz, Ruecksitz
Oberbegriffe:

[1] Sitz
Beispiele:

[1] „Als sie auf den Beifahrersitz klettert, kleben drei Augenpaare an ihrem T-Shirt.“[1]
[1] „Nervoes setzte sie sich auf den Beifahrersitz und zog ihren Mantel aus.“[2]
[1] „Bevor wir aufbrechnen, wollen wir den Beifahrersitz meines Nissan-Terrano-Gel;ndewagens reparieren lassen.“
[1] „Die dritte ging durch die Rueckenlehne des Beifahrersitzes und machte ein Loch in die Klappe des Handschuhfachs.“
[1] „Sie lag auf dem Beifahrersitz und hatte die Beine auf das Dashboard gelegt.“[5]
Uebersetzungen
 
 [1] Sitz neben dem Fahrzeugfuehrer, bei Motorrad oder Motorroller hinter dem Fahrzeugfuehrer
Englisch: co-driver's seat ; en, front passenger seat ; en, passenger seat ; en


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Back-seat driver

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A backseat driver (also spelled back-seat driver) is a passenger in a vehicle who is not controlling the vehicle but who excessively comments on the driver's actions and decisions in an attempt to control the vehicle.[1] A backseat driver may be uncomfortable with the skills of the driver, feel out of control since they are not driving the vehicle, or want to tutor the driver while they are at the wheel. Many comment on the speed of the vehicle, or give alternative directions.[2]

Some backseat drivers exhibit this type of behavior simply because they feel the driver is taking risks they would not normally take, while others may have other reasons to be nervous, such as when the driver has a poor driving record.[3] A survey of 2,000 British drivers in early 2018 found that 70% motorists found backseat driving an annoying habit and that life partners were those most likely to interfere. Although only 21% of motorists admitted to backseat driving, half said they have been in arguments due to interfering comments, and five percent admitted to accidentally jumping a red light during an argument with a backseat driver.[4]

Use of the term extends beyond the literal and into the figurative; a "backseat driver" is someone who offers unsolicited advice, directions, or help in a situation where someone else is doing something.

Examples in context
The term has been used for technology, such as devices installed in a car which observe the driving through electronic means, and inform the driver or a third party.[5]

The Maine Department of Transportation[6] has a web poster "Are you a Good Back Seat Driver?" asking "True or False: Being a Backseat Driver means it is okay to be noisy or distracting to the driver as long as you are giving them safety tips." The Inland Register[7] produced by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane makes use of it in a sermon: "Even our phrase 'back-seat driver' reflects this new-found freedom. Which of us who has graduated to the status of driver enjoys a passenger, especially one out of reach in the back seat, who seems to know how to drive better than we do?"

The Art of being a Backseat Driver[8] in the San Bernardino County Sun summarizes various comments of the sort otherwise found in multiple blogs. Some are specialized, such as the Back Seat Driving blog,[9] formerly the "LA Car Blog".

Related idioms
Armchair quarterback refers to a sports fan who thinks that they know better than the players themselves and are always eager to shout advice, whether live at the game or, more commonly, sitting at home in a chair (hence "armchair").[citation needed] Similarly, the phrase armchair general is used to refer to somebody who is not in the military but thinks that they know better than the generals who plan military operations. This term can be used in many of the same situations as backseat driver. In Italy, the term umarell refers to men of retirement age who pass time watching roadworks, offering unwanted advice, similar to a "sidewalk superintendent" in English.

References
 "Backseat driver - Merriam-Webster Online". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
 Eisenstein, Paul (9 June 2013). "Who's the Worst Backseat Driver?". CNBC. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
 "How to Cure Your Inner "Back Seat Driver"". myNationwide. December 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
 Elsworthy, Emma (6 June, 2018). All the signs you're a back-seat driver, according to study. The Independent.
 Eisenberg, Anne (February 4, 2007). "These Back Seat Drivers Are Moving Up Front". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-11-07. Retrieved 2007-04-07.
 "Administrative Division: Inland Register". Archived from the original on 2007-06-25. Retrieved 2007-04-07.
 "San Bernardino County Sun - Perfecting the art of being a backseat driver". Archived from the original on 2006-10-17. Retrieved 2007-04-07.
 "Home - LA Car". www.lacar.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-04-07.
External links
 The dictionary definition of back-seat driver at Wiktionary


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Armchair general

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"Armchair general" is a derogatory term for a person who regards themselves as an expert on military matters, despite having little to no actual experience in the military. Alternatively, it can mean a military commander who does not participate in actual combat.

Conventional usage
The most common usage of the term refers to "[a] person without military experience who regards himself as an expert military strategist."[1]

This person may be a civilian whose only exposure to the military or military history is through academic or self-study, or a former member of the military, who was of low rank and/or has no experience with planning or strategic decision-making. In both cases, these individuals claim to be more capable of analyzing combat conditions and making strategic judgments than past military commanders who have been responsible for such analysis and decisions (see also Armchair theorizing).

Alternate usage
The term is also used to describe "a military commander who is not actively involved in warfare, or who directs troops from a position of comfort or safety."[1] These officers' duties are described by the media and the rest of the military as more bureaucratic than functional, and who have little to no experience in combat or warfare, yet hold a great degree of authority over soldiers or commanders who do.

The term is not exclusively applied to officers of command rank (such as generals or Admirals); it is also a popular term among enlisted personnel and the media to describe high-ranking officers whose rank affords them superior privileges, especially when they have attained rank through higher education, or the influence of their families, rather than combat duty.

Origin
Carl von Clausewitz alluded to "someone following operations from an armchair".[2]
Armchair admiral
The variant "armchair admiral" has the added implication that operations at sea such as battle (or in peacetime, rescue), bring in several constraints and complications (like the danger of drowning) that are poorly taken into account by people not familiar with seafaring.

See also
Armchair warrior
Armchair revolutionary
Backseat driver
Dilettante
Hindsight bias
Pogue/REMF
Umarell
References
 "Oxford Living Dictionaries". Archived from the original on 28 December 2016.
 von Clausewitz, Carl (1942). PRINCIPLES of WAR. Translated by W. Gatzke, Hans. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: The Military Service Publishing Company. p. 65.