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step aside

  1. 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.

  2. Withdraw, make room for a replacement, as in The senior researcher decided to step aside for a younger colleague . [Second half of 1900s]



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His “step aside” was in part sparked by a 2016 Thanksgiving altercation with his daughter’s dangerously sanctimonious husband, Shane.

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Ruben Amorim has conceded he should step aside as manager if Manchester United take their poor league form from the end of this season into the next campaign.

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Biden added that his decision to step aside for former Vice President Kamala Harris was not an admission that he couldn't handle the gig.

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At a New York City rally in March, Schumer's constituents urged him to step aside if he wasn't willing to fight the Trump regime.

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Former High Court judge Lord Bracadale, who was appointed five years ago, will seek the opinion of all the parties represented at the inquiry at a hearing in June, before deciding whether to carry on or step aside.

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