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121ˌback ˈseat — noun [C] a seat behind the driver of a car • take a back seat to have a less important position than someone or something else[/ex] take a back seat to deliberately become less active, and give up trying to control things[/ex] …
122Regional Seat of Government — Regional Seats of Government or RSGs were the best known aspect of Britain s Civil Defence preparations against Nuclear War. In fact, however, naming conventions changed over the years as strategies in Whitehall changed.In the aftermath of the… …
123as luck would have it — adverb by good fortune fortunately the weather was good • Syn: ↑fortunately, ↑fortuitously, ↑luckily • Ant: ↑unluckily (for: ↑luckily), ↑ …
124take 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 back seat to military needs./ * /She does not have to take a back seat to any singer alive./… …
125take 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 back seat to military needs./ * /She does not have to take a back seat to any singer alive./… …
126anxious seat — 1. Also called anxious bench. Chiefly North Atlantic States and Southern and South Midland U.S. a seat reserved at a revival meeting for those troubled by conscience and eager for spiritual assistance. 2. a state of anxiety, esp. about the… …
127judgement seat — A tribunal, or judicial bench. Jesus was brought before Pilate [[➝ Pilate, Pontius]] who was seated on his judgement seat (Matt. 27:19), at a place called, in Aramaic, Gabbatha (John 19:13), probably in Herod s palace on the western hill of the… …
128catbird seat — cat|bird seat [ˈkætbə:d ˌsi:t US bə:rd ] n be (sitting) in the catbird seat AmE informal to be in a position where you have an advantage …