Advertisement
Advertisement
step aside
Withdraw, make room for a replacement, as in The senior researcher decided to step aside for a younger colleague . [Second half of 1900s]
Move out of the way, as in Please step aside—I've got my arms full of groceries . This usage was first recorded in 1530.
Example Sentences
Welby had previously resisted calls to step aside over his response to the case, and when the Makin Review was released in November he insisted he did not have to resign.
Amesbury told the BBC he would "step aside at the earliest opportunity".
But he said he was happy to step aside for Yamamoto and Sasaki; he’s expected to start the Dodgers’ home opener against the Detroit Tigers on March 27 instead.
They were largely asked to step aside when men returned from service in peacetime.
In later scenes, the documentary team capture the couple looking tense, with cameras trained upon their faces as they walk hand in hand together before the season-opening Grand Prix in Bahrain, with speculation swirling about whether Horner should step aside from his role during the investigation into his conduct.
Advertisement
Related 51Թs
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse