On the sidelines

When you're "on the sidelines," you not part of the action.

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Today you heard that Juan Guaidó will be “on the sidelines” of the Venezuelan government unless he wins support of the Venezuelan military. This means that he will not be at the center of the action in government–he will always be outside. Without support of the military, he won’t have control of the levers of power in Venezuela. He will be an important figure, but “on the sidelines.”

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