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to keep in the background

держаться, оставаться в тени

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For instance, he made a point of never asserting himself when he would gain more by keeping in the background; and in consequence many exalted personages valued him principally for his humility and simplicity, and because "he knew his place".
Он, например, имел систему не выставляться, где надо стушевываться, и его многие ценили именно за его простоту, именно за то, что он знал всегда свое место.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / IdiotДостоевский, Фёдор / Идиот
Идиот
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1971
Idiot
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
© 2004 by Fine Creative Media, Inc.
Every move that White Hair made was calculated to keep Sitting Bull in the background, to demonstrate to the Standing Rock Sioux that their old hero was powerless to lead or help them.
Каждый шаг Белых Волос был рассчитан так, чтобы оставить Сидящего Быка в тени, показать сиу из Стандинг-Рок, что их старый герой не способен встать во главе племени и чем- то помочь ему.
Brown , Dee / Bury my Heart at Wounded KneeБраун, Ди / Схороните мое сердце у Вундед-ни
Схороните мое сердце у Вундед-ни
Браун, Ди
© Издательство "Прогресс", 1984
Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee
Brown , Dee
© 1970 by Dee Brown

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keep in the background
держаться; оставаться в тени

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remain / keep in the background
тушеваться