Chico3576
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Hello friends from UsingEnglish.com
I came across this idiom today "to play second fiddle to sb/sth". The definition of Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary for it is: "to be treated as less important than sb/sth" and "to have a less important position than sb/sth else". I could understand those definitions quite well, however I came across that idiom in the following sentence which I couldn't figure out exactly what it means in it: "After a lifetime of playing second fiddle to the requirements of other people, you will now nurture your heartfelt needs."
Could you guys please tell me what that idiom really means in the sentence above?
Thanks in advance!
Chico
I came across this idiom today "to play second fiddle to sb/sth". The definition of Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary for it is: "to be treated as less important than sb/sth" and "to have a less important position than sb/sth else". I could understand those definitions quite well, however I came across that idiom in the following sentence which I couldn't figure out exactly what it means in it: "After a lifetime of playing second fiddle to the requirements of other people, you will now nurture your heartfelt needs."
Could you guys please tell me what that idiom really means in the sentence above?
Thanks in advance!
Chico