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step into the breach

verb steps into the breach · stepping into the breach · 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.

    Similar: leap into the breach, jump into the breach

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verb Translations

Françaisprendre le relai, remplacer
Deutschin die Bresche springen
Русскийподмени́ть podmenítʹ, замести́ть zamestítʹ, заступи́ть zastupítʹ, замени́ть zamenítʹ, вы́ручить výručitʹ, прийти́ на вы́ручку prijtí na výručku

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"step into the breach." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/step%20into%20the%20breach.

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@misc{step_into_the_breach_2026,
  title = {step into the breach},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/step%20into%20the%20breach},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}