play first fiddle
verbEtymology From the first violin in an orchestra.
1
Idiomatic To play a leading role.
- Related terms
- play second fiddle
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verb
Etymology From the first violin in an orchestra.
Idiomatic To play a leading role.
Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.
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