Смысл: back seat

back seat[͵bækʹsi:t]
<Í> 1. место сзади
2. разг. скромное положение
to take a back seat - занимать незаметное место; играть второстепенную роль

seat Идиома

by the seat of your pants

with little money, a lick and a promise You can't operate a business by the seat of your pants.

fly by the seat of one

do a job instinctively rather than by using concrete information I had to fly by the seat of my pants when the supervisor left me alone for a week.

fly by the seat of your...

(See by the seat of your pants)

have a seat

sit down, please be seated, have a chair "The farmer pointed to a chair and said, ""Have a seat."""

in the driver's seat

controlling events or decisions, in charge Money and talent will put you in the driver's seat - in control.

on the edge of your seat

very interested in a movie, feeling suspense in a story The movie The Firm will have you on the edge of your seat.

take a back seat

accept a poorer or lower position, be second to something or someone I had to take a back seat to my partner when we went on the business trip.

take your seat

sit in your chair or desk, be seated Judy, please take your seat so we can begin the exam.

death seat

American and Australian slang for the seat beside the driver of a vehicle

Seatown

Seattle

seat oneself

sit down 坐下
He seated himself at the writing table，and began to write the arti cle．他在写字台前坐下，开始写文章。
They seated themselves upon a bench that stood by the lake．他们在湖畔的一条长凳上坐下。

take a backseat

Idiom(s): take a backseat (to sb)

Theme: CONTROL - DIMINISH

to defer to someone; to give control to someone.
• I decided to take a backseat to Mary and let her manage the project.
• I had done the best I could, but it was time to take a backseat and let someone else run things.

on the hot seat

Idiom(s): on the hot seat AND in the hot seat

Theme: DIFFICULTY

in a difficult position; subject to much criticism. (Slang.)
• I was really in the hot seat for a while.
• Now that John is on the hot seat, no one is paying any attention to what I do.

by the seat of one's pants

Idiom(s): by the seat of one's pants

Theme: LUCK

by sheer luck and very little skill. (Informal. Especially with to fly.)
• I got through school by the seat of my pants.
• The jungle pilot spent most of his days flying by the seat of his pants.

in the hot seat

Backseat driver

A backseat driver is an annoying person who is fond of giving advice to the person performing a task or doing something, especially when the advice is either wrong or unwelcome.

Bums on seats

The people who have paid to watch a performance are bums on seats.

Fly by the seat of one's pants

If you fly by the seat of one's pants, you do something difficult even though you don't have the experience or training required.

In the catbird seat

(USA) If someone is in the catbird seat, they are in an advantageous or superior position.

Ringside seat

If you have a ringside seat, you can observe something from a very close and clear position.

Back Seat Driver

People who criticize from the sidelines, much like someone giving unwanted advice from the back seat of a vehicle to the driver.

backseat driver|backseat|driver

n., informal A bossy person in a car who always tells the driver what to do. The man who drove the car became angry with the back seat driver.

fly by the seat of one's pants|fly|pants|seat

v. phr., slang To fly an airplane by feel and instinct rather than with the help of the instruments. Many pilots in World War I had to fly by the seat of their pants.

hot seat|hot|seat

n., slang 1. The electric chair used to cause death by electrocution in legal executions. Many a man has controlled a murderous rage when he thought of the hot seat. 2. informal A position in which you can easily get into trouble. A judge in a beauty contest is on the hot seat. If he chooses one girl, the other girls will be angry with him.

in the driver's seat|driver|driver's seat|seat

adv. phr. In control; having the power to make decisions. Stan is in the driver's seat now that he has been made our supervisor at the factory.

judgment seat|judgment|seat

n. A place where you are judged; a place where justice and punishment are given out. Mrs. Smith is so bossy, she always acts as though she is in the judgment seat.

seat belt|belt|seat

n. A strong strap used to protect a person in a moving car or other vehicle by holding him in his seat. When the plane began to land, Billy and his mother fastened their seat belts. Passengers in automobiles should wear seat belts for safety.

take a back seat|back seat|seat|take

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.
Compare: PLAY SECOND FIDDLE.

by the seat of the pants

by the seat of the pants
see seat of the pants, by the.

catbird seat

catbird seat
A situation of advantage or superiority, as in His promotion put Charles in the catbird seat. This term is thought to allude to that noisy bird's habitual high perch. It was popularized in the 1940s by sportscaster Red Barber.

hot seat, in the

hot seat, in the
In a position of extreme stress or discomfort, as when subjected to harsh criticism. For example, When merger negotiations broke down, he was in the hot seat with the stockholders. This expression extends hot seat in the sense of “the electric chair” (for effecting an execution) to wider use. [c. 1930]

seat

seat
In addition to the idiom beginning with seat, also see backseat driver; catbird seat; hot seat, in the; in the driver's seat; ringside seat; take a back seat.

seat of the pants, by the

seat of the pants, by the
Using intuition and improvisation rather than method or experience, as in He ran the business by the seat of his pants. This expression was invented by World War II fliers, who used it to describe flying when instruments were not working or weather interfered with visibility. It was transferred to broader use soon after the war.