AllWords.com Home

English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search

  
Definitions
play second fiddle Twit Definition of play second fiddle Share Definition of play second fiddle on Facebook Digg:Definition of play second fiddle! stumble Definition of play second fiddle Bookmark Definition of play second fiddle on Delicious submit Definition of play second fiddle to reddit Bookmark Definition of play second fiddle
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.
Etymology: From the second violin in an orchestra.

     Source Definition of play second fiddle
  

 Find:
  Words Starting With:
  Words Ending With:
  Words Containing:
  Words That Match:

 
 Translate Into:
  
Dutch   French   German
  
Italian   Spanish
    Show results per page.

Google
 

Browse the Dictionary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

 
  green quotes and commentary

   
Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the GNU Free Documentation License
Allwords Copyright 1998-2009 Allsites LLC. All rights reserved.