second fiddle
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second fiddle
noun second fiddles
- A fiddle part in harmony to the first fiddle. The second fiddle on that tune is almost as hard as the first fiddle.
- The person playing second fiddle. I've been second fiddle in that orchestra for ten years now.
- A sidekick or subordinate, or the role of such a person. I'm tired of being your second fiddle!
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noun music: fiddle part in harmony to the first fiddle
| Français | second violon |
|---|---|
| Italiano | secondo violino |
| Русский | втора́я скри́пка vtorája skrípka, вто́ра vtóra |
noun music: person playing second fiddle
| Français | second violon |
|---|---|
| Italiano | secondo violino |
| Русский | втора́я скри́пка vtorája skrípka |
noun sidekick or subordinate; the role of such a person
| Français | second couteau |
|---|---|
| Italiano | spalla |
| Русский | втора́я скри́пка vtorája skrípka |
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title = {second fiddle},
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