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steps into the breach

steps into the breach is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 steps into the breach

What is steps into the breach the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Steps into the breach is the third-person singular simple present indicative of step into the breach.

Words near steps into the breach in the dictionary

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

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