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Invloed en Betrokkenheid - Priority

Ontdek hoe Engelse idiomen als 'op een laag pitje staan' en 'aan de slag gaan' zich verhouden tot prioriteit in het Engels.

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English idioms related to Influence & Involvement
on the back burner

used to say that something is being ignored or postponed because it lacks urgency or importance

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on the front burner

of an extremely high priority or importance

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to have bigger fish to fry

to have more interesting or important matters to deal with

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to get down to brass tacks

to begin talking about basic or important facts of a situation

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back to (the) basics

used when one has to focus on the simplest and most important facts of a situation, particularly those that one was ignoring, in order to get the intended result

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second banana

an individual who is not as important or influential as someone else in an organization

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second fiddle

a person who does not receive as much attention or is not as influential as someone else in a group or organization

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to take a back seat

to be placed in a less important or weaker position compared to that of someone else

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first things first

used to state that there are more important things that one must do or consider before trying to deal with other things

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(at the) top of the agenda

in the position of utmost importance or high priority

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the last thing on one's mind

something that is not being thought about or considered, often due to more pressing or immediate concerns

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second best

an alternative that is not as fulfilling or desirable as other options that one has

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to fall by the wayside

to not have the same importance or urgency as something else

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to set great store by sth

to see something as extremely necessary or important

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