stand aside

== English == === Verb === stand aside (third-person singular simple present stands aside, present participle standing aside, simple past and past participle stood aside) To step sideways to make a space for someone else. To resign a job or position voluntarily so that someone else can have it instead. Synonym: stand down To temporarily recuse oneself from action or decision-making in some domain. Synonym: stand down === See also === let nature take its course