Today we will review three new Expressions. Lash out, Politically correct, and Take a back seat. Review the definitions below and then look at the 3 example sentences for each expression. After reviewing the information, try to make your own examples for each expression.

EXPRESSION	MEANING
Lash out	(To burst into or resort to verbal or physical attack)
Politically correct	(Things or people that are politically correct use language that will not cause offense.)
Take a back seat	(If an activity takes a back seat, you spend less time doing that than other things) or (To have little or only observational involvement in something)

LASH OUT

#	EXAMPLES
1	The woman lashed out at her opponent after she heard his rude comment.
2	Samantha was angry with Brandon and lashed out at him just to show him who was boss.
3	His anger caused him to lash out at his son.

POLITICALLY CORRECT

#	EXAMPLES
1	He realized after the meeting that his response was not politically correct.
2	The president must always be politically correct when he speaks in public.
3	The comment the band made was not politically correct.

TAKE A BACK SEAT

#	EXAMPLES
1	He has been busy working part-time jobs, so his studies have had to take a back seat.
2	These days politics takes a back seat to sports for many people.
3	She was content to take a back seat and let the rest of her family deal with the crisis.

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