step aside

脇に寄る、道をあける

人や物が通れるように脇へ寄ること。

やさしい英語で： To move to one side so someone or something can pass.

• Please step aside.
• He stepped aside to let the children pass.
• Could you step aside so I can open the door?

使い方： step aside for someone/something (Please step aside for the ambulance crew.)

類義語： move aside, move out of the way

よく使う表現： step aside briefly, step aside politely

身を引く、地位を譲る

ほかの人に任せるため、仕事や地位から身を引くこと。

やさしい英語で： To leave a job or position so someone else can take it.

• The manager agreed to step aside.
• She stepped aside as party leader last spring.
• Will he step aside and let someone else lead?

使い方： step aside as someone (She stepped aside as chair after ten years.); step aside for someone (He stepped aside for a younger candidate.)

類義語： step down, stand down, withdraw

よく使う表現： step aside voluntarily, step aside gracefully

少し離れる、席を外す

少しの間、人の集まりから離れた所へ行くこと。

やさしい英語で： To walk a short distance away from other people for a while.

• They stepped aside for a private talk.
• She asked him to step aside with her.
• We stepped aside while the guests continued dancing.

使い方： step aside to do something (They stepped aside to discuss the matter privately.)

類義語： withdraw, retire

よく使う表現： step aside briefly, step aside together

道を踏み外す

正しい行いや生き方から外れること。

やさしい英語で： To stop behaving correctly or following the right course.

• Even honest people may step aside.
• She stepped aside from the path of virtue.
• He feared that temptation would make his son step aside.

使い方： step aside from something (He stepped aside from the path of duty.)

類義語： go astray, err

よく使う表現： step aside morally, step aside from duty