| 释义 | step into the breachReplace someone who is suddenly unable to do a job or task: I can’t think of anyone who could step into the breach should I become ill...Others argue that it is extremely unlikely that the Scottish Executive or Westminster would suddenly step into the breach and come to the rescue with a potful of cash.He suggested that if the Rivers Agency did not have the manpower to complete the task then the Council would be more than happy to step into the breach.Perhaps now that society doesn't reward the maternal instinct in the way it once did there is a gap to fill and men, newly emasculated, are stepping into the breach.
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