Take a backseat to nothing
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="song">song</span>: “<span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="backseat">backseat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>”.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p>“<span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span>” <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="nothing">nothing</span>” <span word="are">are</span> <span word="slang">slang</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="for">for</span> “<span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span>” <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="anything">anything</span>”. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span>, <span word="sorry">sorry</span>, <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="backseat">backseat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="backseat">backseat</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="presumably">presumably</span>, <span word="derived">derived</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="driving">driving</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="backseat">backseat</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="row">row</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span> <span word="with">with</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driver">driver</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="seat">seat</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="driver">driver</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="steering">steering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="derives">derives</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> “<span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="seat">seat</span>” <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="backseat">backseat</span>”. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="seat">seat</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="position">position</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="backseat">backseat</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="control">control</span>, <span word="assuming">assuming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="role">role</span>. <span word="Aged">Aged</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="backseat">backseat</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="assuming">assuming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="advisory">advisory</span> <span word="committee">committee</span>. <span word="Seemingly">Seemingly</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="important">important</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="advisory">advisory</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="throwing">throwing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="around">around</span>, <span word="or">or</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="officialese">officialese</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="bureaucrat">bureaucrat</span>-<span word="speak">speak</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="Backseat">Backseat</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="backseat">backseat</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meddle">meddle</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="can">can</span>. <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="wives">wives</span> <span word="shouting">shouting</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="husbands">husbands</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driver">driver</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="seat">seat</span>, <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="directions">directions</span> <span word="left">left</span>, <span word="right">right</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="center">center</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nonstop">nonstop</span>.</p>
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