“退居二线”英语怎么说

我在浏览《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》时发现一个鲜活的表达法，就是当官的退居二线，怎么说？现在分享给大家：

take a back seat退居二线；让权于他人;退居次要位置

You need to take a back seat and think about both past and future

你得退居二线，把过去和将来都捋清楚。

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This is a country where women usually take a back seat.

在这个国家通常是男尊女卑。

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After forty years in the business it's time for me to take a back seatand make room for younger men and new ideas.

我在这一行干了40年，现在该退居二线，让位给青年人和新思想了。

When the discussion turned to military affairs, the governor had to take a back seat.

当讨论到军事问题时，州长只好靠边站了。