PLAY SECOND FIDDLE TO SOMEONE

Meaning of PLAY SECOND FIDDLE TO SOMEONE in English

be second in importance to someone He has been playing second fiddle to his boss for years and has finally decided to quit.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

SOMEONE — alcun, alquí
English interlingue dictionary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century some person ; somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SECOND — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Second Empire style Marne Second Battle of the Northern War Second Persian Gulf War …
Английский словарь Британика
PLAY — I In zoology, actions that have all the elements of purposeful behaviour but are performed for no apparent reason. Play …
Английский словарь Британика
SECOND — I. ˈsekənd, -ənt, before a consonant often -kən sometimes -k ə ŋ adjective Etymology: Middle English second, secound, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIDDLE — I. ˈfid ə l noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English fithele, fidel, from Old English fithele, probably from Medieval …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOMEONE — ˈsəm(ˌ)wən pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum oon, from sum, som some + oon one : some person : somebody hoping …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIDDLE — (n.) A kind of dock (Rumex pulcher) with fiddle-shaped leaves; -- called also fiddle dock.
Английский словарь Webster
SOMEONE — /sum"wun', -weuhn/ , pron. some person; somebody. [ 1275-1325; ME; see SOME, ONE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SECOND — second 1 — seconder , n. /sek"euhnd/ , adj. 1. next after the first; being the ordinal number for two. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIDDLE — /fid"l/ , n. , v. , fiddled, fiddling . n. 1. a musical instrument of the viol family. 2. violin: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEONE — pron. some person, somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SOMEONE — n. person, human, human being
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SECOND — I. ˈse-kənd also -kənt, especially before a consonant -kən, -k ə ŋ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French secund, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLAY — I. ˈplā noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plega; akin to Old English plegan to play, Middle Dutch pleyen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century : some person : somebody
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SECOND — noun aid; assistance; help. 2. second ·noun the second part in a concerted piece; often popularly applied to the …
Webster English vocab
PLAY — noun amusement; sport; frolic; gambols. 2. play ·noun performance on an instrument of music. 3. play ·noun to act on …
Webster English vocab
FIDDLE — vi to play on a fiddle. 2. fiddle ·vt to play (a tune) on a fiddle. 3. fiddle ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
SOMEONE — ■ pronoun 1》 an unknown or unspecified person. 2》 a person of importance or authority.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SOMEONE — [some.one] pron (14c): some person: somebody
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SECOND — [sec.ond] adj [ME, fr. OF, fr. L secundus second, following, favorable, fr. sequi to follow--more at sue] (13c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIDDLE — [fid.dle] n [ME fidel, fr. (assumed) OE fithele, prob. fr. ML vitula] (13c) 1: violin 2: a device (as a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SECOND — fundamental unit of time, now defined in terms of radiation emitted from atoms of the element cesium under specified conditions. …
Britannica English vocabulary
FIDDLE — German Fiedel, French Vielle, medieval European bowed, stringed musical instrument. The medieval fiddle, a forerunner of the violin, emerged in …
Britannica English vocabulary
SOMEONE — someone BrE AmE ˈsʌm wʌn § \ -wɒn ▶ ˌ someone ˈ clever BrE AmE ▶ ˌ someone ˈ else …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SECOND — I second adjective; noun; number; adverb; determiner; verb 'support' BrE AmE ˈsek ə nd !!- ə nt ▷ second|ed ɪd …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SECOND — I . *sec·ond / ˈsekənd; NAmE / determiner , ordinal number , adverb , noun , verb —see also second …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — / ˈsʌmwʌn; NAmE / (also some·body ) pronoun 1. a person who is not known or mentioned by name : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLAY — / pleɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb OF CHILDREN 1. play (with sb/sth) to do things for pleasure, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIDDLE — / ˈfɪdl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. [ v ] fiddle (with sth) to keep touching or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — I. some ‧ one 1 S1 W1 /ˈsʌmwʌn/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean a person, when you do not …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SECOND — I. sec ‧ ond 1 S1 W1 /ˈsekənd/ BrE AmE number 1 . the second person, thing, event etc is …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FIDDLE — I. fid ‧ dle 1 /ˈfɪdl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] informal [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Medieval Latin ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SECOND — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 2 in the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
FIDDLE — n. & v. --n. 1 colloq. or derog. a stringed instrument played with a bow, esp. a violin. 2 colloq. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SECOND — n., adj., & v. n. 1 the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 2 in the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FIDDLE — n. & v. n. 1 colloq. or derog. a stringed instrument played with a bow, esp. a violin. 2 colloq. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEONE — n. & pron. SOMEBODY.
Oxford English vocab
SECOND — 1. n., adj., & v. --n. 1. the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 2 in …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
FIDDLE — n. & v. --n. 1. colloq. or derog. a stringed instrument played with a bow, esp. a violin. 2 colloq. …
Oxford English vocab
SECOND — I. PART OF A MINUTE /sekənd/ ( seconds) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use someone or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SOMEONE — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES take someone on an expedition ▪ He’s taking the boys on a camping expedition next …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SECOND — I. number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a first/second/third etc edition ▪ The first edition was published in 1986. a second …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIDDLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES as fit as a fiddle (= very fit ) ▪ She’s over eighty now, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEONE — somebody [pronoun] - a single personThere's someone outside the house.Someone must have seen what happened.Surely someone knows where the documents …
Cambridge English vocab
PLAY — n. song play chronicle play history play miracle play morality play mumming play mummers' play mystery play Passion play problem …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SECOND — n. Second Empire Baroque Second Empire style Marne Second Battle of the Northern War Second Persian Gulf War Second Second …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SOMEONE — Synonyms and related words : Adamite, being, body, cat, chap, character, creature, customer, duck, earthling, fellow, groundling, guy, hand, head, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

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