PLAY SECOND FIDDLE

The second fiddle (violin) is the second fiddle part in an orchestra or ensemble, or the person who plays this.

 We use this term idiomatically to mean play a subordinate role to someone or something else, in a way that is considered demeaning.

 Examples of use:

 “New plan will see Limerick play second fiddle to Cork”

 “But Skrtel snubbed the offer because he didn’t want to play second-fiddle to Gerard Pique and Samuel Umtiti.”

 “Rosamund Pike says actors won't ‘play second fiddle’ to actresses”



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