second fiddle

Noun

idiomatic

(music) A fiddle part in harmony to the first fiddle. / (music) The person playing second fiddle. / (idiomatic) A sidekick or subordinate, or the role of such a person.

Japanese Meaning

第一主役に対して従える、またはそれに付随する役割。副次的な、または補佐的な役割を果たす人物や立場。 / 音楽においては、主要なバイオリンパートに対する第二のバイオリンパート。

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The second fiddle added a steady countermelody beneath the first fiddle's soaring tune.

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第2ヴァイオリンは第1ヴァイオリンの高らかな旋律の下で安定した対旋律を加えた。

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Sense（1）

(music) A fiddle part in harmony to the first fiddle.

The second fiddle on that tune is almost as hard as the first fiddle.

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Sense（2）

(music) The person playing second fiddle.

I've been second fiddle in that orchestra for ten years now.

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Sense（3）

(idiomatic) A sidekick or subordinate, or the role of such a person.

I'm tired of being your second fiddle!

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second fiddles

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