idiomatic expression

[Anonymous]

can i use "take the back road" if i mean later?

 

[Tdol]

I haven't heard it in England. ;-0

 

[bmo]

I think it is "take a back seat," to give way to another, to play a secondary or unimportant role.

"Going to Taipei for a vacation this summer will have to take a back seat now that we have decided to use the money to help a poor neighbor with his medical bills."

Did I make any grammtical error?

bmo

 

[RonBee]

I have heard take a back seat to but not take a back road. Maybe it is a new one.

 

[Tdol]

I think it is "take a back seat," to give way to another, to play a secondary or unimportant role.

"Going to Taipei for a vacation this summer will have to take a back seat now that we have decided to use the money to help a poor neighbor with his medical bills."

Did I make any grammtical error?

bmo

That works fine. We also have 'take a raincheck' for later. ;-)

 

[bmo]

"Taking a back road" is all about driving, literally, according to my Internet search.

BMO