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Значения термина second banana на английском

каталонский
comparsa
испанский
payaso serio

A performer who acts as stooge to a comedian.

comparsa

Someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role.

Синонимы
Examples for "second fiddle"
Examples for "second fiddle"
1
Playing second fiddle, the EU and the UN can stamp and shout.
The Guardian
2
Yes, but we determined that these will play second fiddle to climbing.
Climbing Magazine
3
Communion playing second fiddle to the civil rights movement and urban renewal.
Salem’s Lot
4
The young assistant district attorney lounging by the table played second fiddle.
Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story
5
Their interplay was commendable even though they were always playing second fiddle.
The Irish Times
Использование термина second banana на английском
1
But what is unquestionable is Harry is no longer playing second banana.
News.com.au
2
But why make a big deal about a lousy second banana?
Faerie Wars
3
Pour remaining custard mixture over the second banana layer.
Hungry girl: 200 under 200: 200 recipes under 200 calories
4
Asher was his second banana, his vampire lieutenant.
Blue Moon
5
Brian Murray and John Pankow are like an ancient Roman Laurel and Hardy as the pompous actor Strabo and his second banana Pelargon, respectively.
Reuters
6
Late-night talk show host Craig Ferguson routinely mocks CBS for being too cheap to pay for decent lighting, a band or a second banana.
Wired
7
Tom Brady was destined to be a career second banana until Drew Bledsoe's internal bleeding set him on the path to three Super Bowl wins.
Wired
8
But playing second banana to a strutting young chancellor who can't conceal his contempt for an old stager associated with the "loser" years of Blair?
The Guardian
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Translations for second banana
каталонский
comparsa
испанский
payaso serio