play second fiddle
Verb
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Verb
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To play a subsidiary or subordinate role to someone or something else.
- I think the VP is getting tired of playing second fiddle to the president, so if she's not promoted soon, she might leave.
- German: die zweite Geige spielen
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