stand aside

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

stand aside phrasal verb [ stood aside stood aside stood aside stands aside standing aside ]
1. to leave a job or position so that someone else can have it instead
• It's time he stood aside and let a more qualified person do the job.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Retiring and resigning from work
2. slightly formal to step sideways to make a space for someone else
• Stand aside, please, so the doctor can get through.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Sitting and standing
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