Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

step into the breach

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables
step in-to the breach
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To do a task that one is not ordinarily expected to do because there is no one else to do it.

Inflected Forms

steps into the breach (present, singular) stepping into the breach (participle, present) stepped into the breach (participle, past) stepped into the breach (past)

Phrases

bell the cat take one for the team once more into the breach

Frequently Paired Words

bell the cat take one for the team once more into the breach

Synonyms

leap into the breach jump into the breach

Questions

What does step into the breach mean?
To do a task that one is not ordinarily expected to do because there is no one else to do it.

How to pronounce step into the breach

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