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stepped into the breach

stepped into the breach is the simple past and past participle of step into the breach.

Meaning of step into the breach

Verb

step into the breach (third-person singular simple present steps into the breach, present participle stepping into the breach, simple past and past participle stepped into the breach)

  1. (figuratively) To do a task that one is not ordinarily expected to do because there is no one else to do it.
    Synonyms:
    leap into the breach, jump into the breach

Questions about stepped into the breach

What is stepped into the breach the simple past and past participle of?
Stepped into the breach is the simple past and past participle of step into the breach.

Words near stepped into the breach in the dictionary

  1. stepped foot
  2. stepped forward
  3. stepped in
  4. stepped into
  5. stepped into someone's shoes
  6. stepped into the breach
  7. stepped it
  8. stepped lively
  9. stepped off
  10. stepped on
  11. stepped on a frog

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