second fiddle

  • 71second banana —   in general terms, an actor who plays a subordinate or secondary role; aka second fiddle; in comedies, it refers to a performer who acts as a sidekick, foil or stooge (straight man) to a lead comedian   Examples: Dean Martin was a second banana… …

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  • 72play second fiddle — phrasal to take a subordinate position …

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  • 73play second fiddle — fill a secondary role, do a job of minor importance …

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  • 74play second fiddle — (Colloq.) Be subordinate, take a subordinate part …

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  • 75Fiddle — Infobox Instrument name=Fiddle names= classification=String instrument (bowed) range= related= *Violin family (viola, cello) *Viol family (includes double bass) musicians= *List of fiddlers builders= * articles=ViolinThe term fiddle refers to a… …

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  • 76Fiddle River — Infobox River river name = Fiddle River image size = 280px caption = The Fiddle River in Jasper National Park origin = Fiddle Pass coord|53|01|47|N|117|30|44|W|scale:10000 region:CA AB type:river mouth = Athabasca River… …

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  • 77Scotch fiddle — Fiddle Fid dle (f[i^]d d l), n. [OE. fidele, fithele, AS. fi[eth]ele; akin to D. vedel, OHG. fidula, G. fiedel, Icel. fi[eth]la, and perh. to E. viol. Cf. {Viol}.] 1. (Mus.) A stringed instrument of music played with a bow; a violin; a kit. [1913 …

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  • 78To play first fiddle — Fiddle Fid dle (f[i^]d d l), n. [OE. fidele, fithele, AS. fi[eth]ele; akin to D. vedel, OHG. fidula, G. fiedel, Icel. fi[eth]la, and perh. to E. viol. Cf. {Viol}.] 1. (Mus.) A stringed instrument of music played with a bow; a violin; a kit. [1913 …

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  • 79fiddle — n. & v. n. 1 colloq. or derog. a stringed instrument played with a bow, esp. a violin. 2 colloq. an instance of cheating or fraud. 3 Naut. a contrivance for stopping things from rolling or sliding off a table in bad weather. v. 1 intr. a (often… …

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  • 80Second Spring — Infobox Album | Name = Second Spring Type = Album Artist = Ian Matthews Released = 1969 Recorded = 1969 Genre = Folk rock/Country rock Length = 38:19 Label = Line/Decca Producer = Ian Matthews Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5… …

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