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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

身を引き

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mi o hiki

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
step-aside/ˈstɛp.əˌsaɪd/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼の突然の身引きが組織に影響を与えた。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    An act of resigning from a position or relinquishing responsibility in favor of someone else.

    "His sudden step-aside surprised the entire board of directors."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the phrasal verb 'step aside', originating in Middle English as a combination of 'stepen' and 'aside', originally denoting physical movement to make room, later extended metaphorically to resigning from a position.

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