relegate (someone or something) to (something)

To consign someone or something to some inferior, obscure, or trivial rank, status, position, place, category, etc. Often used in passive constructions. So brief was his presidency that William Henry Harrison has been relegated to little more than a footnote in American history. Rather than firing me outright, they've relegated me to a thankless, dead-end job in the company. Failing to find critical success in the art work, his work has been relegated to the lobbies of cheap hotels and cafés.

relegate someone to someone or something

to assign someone to someone or something. (Often refers to something unimportant or demeaning.) They relegated the old man to a bed in the corner. The former vice president was relegated to the position of manager of special projects.

词组	relegate (someone or something) to (something)
释义	relegate (someone or something) to (something) relegate (someone or something) to (something) To consign someone or something to some inferior, obscure, or trivial rank, status, position, place, category, etc. Often used in passive constructions. So brief was his presidency that William Henry Harrison has been relegated to little more than a footnote in American history. Rather than firing me outright, they've relegated me to a thankless, dead-end job in the company. Failing to find critical success in the art work, his work has been relegated to the lobbies of cheap hotels and cafés. See also: relegate Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. relegate someone to someone or something to assign someone to someone or something. (Often refers to something unimportant or demeaning.) They relegated the old man to a bed in the corner. The former vice president was relegated to the position of manager of special projects. See also: relegate McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: relegate relegate to perceive perceive (someone or something) as (something) perceive as tap tap for tap someone tap someone for something tapping
随便看	have a place in have a place in (something) have a plum in (one's) mouth have a plum in your mouth have a point have a poke around have a poker up (one's) arse have a poker up (one's) ass have a poker up (one's) butt have a pop at have a pop at (someone or something) have a pop at something have a prayer have a price on (one's) head have a purple patch have a quick temper have a rare old time have a right to have a ringside seat have a ringside seat/view have a ringside view have a ring to it have a role in (something) have a rough idea about (something) have a rough idea of (something)