sidelines
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sidelines
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si - de - li - nes -> sidelines
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၁။ [C] ဘေးပန်း။ ဘေးပေါက်။ He's an engineer, but he repairs cars as a sideline.
၂။ sidelines [pl] (ဘောလုံးကွင်း၊ တင်းနစ်ကွင်း စသည်) ဘေးစည်း၊ ကွင်းဘေး။
The team's manager stood on the sidelines shouting instructions to the players.
v (esp US ) (အားကစားပွဲ၊ အသင်း စသည်မှ)ဘေးထွက်နေရသည်။ Our best player has been sidelined by a knee injury. ❍ (fig ) The issue is in danger of being sidelined by more urgent business.
❏ on the sidelines [IDM ] ဘေးမှထိုင်လျက်။
The Prime Minister was content to watch from the sidelines as the issue was debated in parliament.
More examples
- He was shouting instructions from the sidelines.
- This is no time for sitting on the sidelines – our government must get involved.
- Men and women at the moment are so preoccupied with everyday gruelling schedule of life that they have no regrets about keeping humanity and humane treatment on the sidelines.
Synonyms
tangential, marginal, unimportant, nonessential, minor, secondary, byproduct, demote, dismiss, distraction, diversion, downgrade, exclude, hobby, lay off, leisure activity, leisure pursuit, moonlighting, offshoot, pastime, peripheral, put aside, put off, put on the back burner, recreation, relegate, second job, second string to your bow, secondary activity, secondary occupation, shelve, side job, side project, slow pedal, spinoff, subsidiary, suspend
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