play first fiddle (English, verb)
expansion: play first fiddle (third-person singular simple present plays first fiddle, present participle playing first fiddle, simple past and past participle played first fiddle)
Senses:
glosses: To play a leading role.
tags: idiomatic
intransitive
Forms:
form: plays first fiddle
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: playing first fiddle
tags: participle
present
form: played first fiddle
tags: participle
past
form: played first fiddle
tags: past