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into the background
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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Bernhard | | BERN-hahrt (German) | German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic |
| Agnethe | | - | Danish |
| IÚIle | | - | Irish |
| Basia (2) | | - | Hebrew |
| Smallwood | | ['smɔ:lwud] | |
| Lucinda | | loo-SIN-də (English) | English, Portuguese, Literature |