stepped into the breach

A form of step into the breach — To do a task that one is not ordinarily expected to do because there is no one else to do it.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of step into the breach
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APA

stepped into the breach. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepped%20into%20the%20breach

MLA

“stepped into the breach.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepped%20into%20the%20breach. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stepped into the breach,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepped%20into%20the%20breach.

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