Complete Definition of "play second fiddle"

English

Etymology
From the second violin in an orchestra.

Verb
to play second fiddle

  1. idiom To play a subsidiary or subordinate role to someone or something else.

#: I think the VP got tired of playing second fiddle to the president, so if she's not promoted soon, she might leave.

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