English English Dictionary
- to leave a job or position so that someone else can do it instead in English:
1. 
stand down
The prime minister had to stand down after the scandal.
The crowds demanded that the Egyptian government should stand down.
English word "to leave a job or position so that someone else can do it instead"(stand down) occurs in sets:
Phrasal verbsother words beginning with "T"
tiring in Englishtissue in English
to in English
toast in English
today in English
toddler in English
