Čo znamená take a back seat v angličtine a aká je definícia take a back seat?

V tomto najautoritatívnejšom anglickom slovníku sa môžete naučiť take a back seat výslovnosť, gramatika a synonymá.

take a back seat Význam & definícia

I've done good service in my time, and no one likes to see himself deprived of an honoured title, or forced to take a back seat.
Or is it only my horrible egotism and vanity, that can't take a back seat quietly?
We can't help him, except by taking a back seat and letting him speak for himself.
We mustn't push ourselves forward too violently, or they'll call us cheeky, but on the other hand, if we're content to take a back seat, we may stay there for the rest of the term.
What a length of time Vincent had been silent,—he who never took a back seat for anybody!