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take a back seat

[take a back seat] {v. phr.}, {informal} To accept a poorer or lower position; be second to something or someone else. * /During the war all manufacturing had to take […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

seat belt

[seat belt] {n.} A strong strap used to protect a person in a moving car or other vehicle by holding him in his seat. * /When the plane began to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hot seat

[hot seat] {n.}, {slang} 1. The electric chair used to cause death by electrocution in legal executions. * /Many a man has controlled a murderous rage when he thought of […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in the drivers seat

[in the driver's seat] {adv. phr.} In control; having the power to make decisions. * /Stan is in the driver's seat now that he has been made our supervisor at […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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