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
Hubbard	['hʌbəd]
Jerred	JER-əd	English (Rare)
Alissa	ə-LIS-ə	English
Despoina	-	Greek Mythology, Greek
Annushka	-	Russian
Medeia	-	Greek Mythology