Second fiddle
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English
Noun phrase
second fiddle
- (music) A fiddle part in harmony to the first fiddle.
- The second fiddle on that tune is almost as hard as the first fiddle.
- (music) The person playing second fiddle.
- I've been second fiddle in that band for ten years now.
- (colloquial) A sidekick or subordinate, or the role of such a person.
- I'm tired of being your second fiddle!
- I'm tired of playing second fiddle to you.
Translations
- Swedish: spela andrafiolen (=to play the second fiddle)
Related terms
See also
- second banana