die zweite Geige spielen

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German

Etymology

Literally, to play the second violin.

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Verb

die zweite Geige spielen (weak, third-person singular present spielt die zweite Geige, past tense spielte die zweite Geige, past participle die zweite Geige gespielt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (idiomatic) to take a back seat, to play second fiddle

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