How to pronounce “step into the breach”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (figuratively) To do a task that one is not ordinarily expected to do because there is no one else to do it.

Practice Nearby Words

pick up the slack, step forward, step in, take up the gauntlet, fill someone's boots, pinch-hit, take one for the team, take a risk, stand aside, take one's courage in both hands, leap into action, throw oneself on someone's mercy, fall into, jump into action, stand up on one's hind legs, throw in at the deep end, take up the gantlet, push it, lash oneself to the mast, set one's shoulder to the wheel, play first fiddle, throw caution to the wind, plunge in, pull one's own weight, seize the initiative, kick at an open door, bounce into, take the plunge, take liberties, expose oneself, dive in, play against type, fall between two stools, outbrave, take the initiative, take on water, wade in, stick one's neck out, take the offensive, fall on a grenade, go out on a limb, solo, push one's way in, take the liberty, walk in on, find oneself, put one's shoulder to the wheel, bell the cat, take one's chance, cast one's bread upon the waters, tie oneself to the mast, force someone's hand, foray, step on it, swing into action, take a chance, walk in, get one's hands dirty, get the door, grasp the nettle, tempt fate, walk a tightrope, walk into, plunge, have other ideas, push in, take one's chances, make shift, get amongst it, run interference, break out, jump on, strap on a pair, put one's foot in it, push the envelope, scratch one's own itch, brave out, come to the scratch, pass the baton, do it, fight fires, bring it, dive, do it tough, run the gauntlet, jump out, throw to the lions, walk on broken glass, jump at, break new ground, push against an open door, bear the brunt, pay the piper, step to, run a risk, come, person up, tread in someone's footsteps, break into, jump in with both feet

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