英和和英

発音

動詞

play second fiddle (三人称単数 現在形 plays second fiddle, 現在分詞 playing second fiddle, 過去形および過去分詞形 played second fiddle)

1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To play a subsidiary or subordinate role to someone or something else.
   • 1913, Ethel Carnie, Miss Nobody (page 68)

     She had been mistress of the farm so long that it would be hard for her to play second fiddle, but give her time and she'd be as good as new butter and as nice as ninepence, he said.

   • 2011 December 15, Felicity Cloake, “How to cook the perfect nut roast”, in Guardian‎^[1]:

     Christmas queen Mary Berry's aubergine five-nut roast, from her Christmas Collection, is, as the name suggests, rather more focused on the nut side of things. Breadcrumbs play second fiddle to a medley of almonds, Brazils, chestnuts, pine nuts and pistachios which, although tangy with lemon juice and garlic, is outrageously dense. A single slice of this could leave you supine in front of the Queen's speech without even the wherewithal to reach for the remote control.