into the background

Into a (literal or figurative) place where someone or something is not very noticeable. I'm going to move all of our less-experienced dancers into the background for this scene. The more new people get hired, the more I get pushed into the background and ignored!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dagnija	-	Latvian
Mihaila	-	Macedonian
Dotty	DAHT-ee	English
Hilary	['hiləri]
Ovidiu	-	Romanian
Regula	-	German (Swiss), Late Roman