take a backseat (to (someone))

to let someone else deal with something.

I was happy to take a backseat and let my brother deal with the family crisis.

Etymology: based on the idea of sitting in the backseat of a car and letting someone else drive

• what the hell
• what will become of
• what will become of someone
• what will become of something
• What you don't know won't hurt .
• What you don't know won't hurt you.
• wheel and deal
• wheeler-dealer
• wheel has come full circle.
• wheel has turned full circle.
• wheeling and dealing
• wheels are turning
• when all is said and done
• when back is turned
• when hell freezes over
• When in Rome .
• When in Rome do as the Romans do.
• when it comes to the crunch
• when push comes to shove
• when ship comes in
• when someone's back is turned
• when someone sneezes, someone catches a cold
• when someone sneezes, something catches a cold
• when someone was a mere twinkle in father's eye
• when someone was a mere twinkle in their father's eye