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| English | Russian |
| backseat driver | диванный аналитик (1.someone in the car who tell the drive what to do 2. someone who gives unwanted advice (esp. who hasn't such expertise) : Don't be a backseat driver, it's not your cup of tea!! Dmitry_Molchanov) |
| backseat driver | пассажир, дающий советы шофёру (murad1993) |
| take a backseat | не занимать активной позиции |
| take a backseat | отойти от дел (Taras) |
| take a backseat | не мешать (Taras) |
| take a backseat | отойти в сторону (напр., при расследовании и наличии конфликта интересов Taras) |
| take a backseat | держаться в тени |
| take backseat | уступить руководство (Lu4ik) |
| take backseat | отойти на второй план (Glider) |
| take backseat | уступить контроль (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. Lu4ik) |