second banana
Example Sentences
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This time, monsters and mayhem play second banana to the people experiencing them, and “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” revels in showing us what that looks like.
From Salon • Sep. 9, 2024
It helps that Reginald is played by Jacob Batalon, who is as endearingly puppy-doggish and spunky here as he is playing second banana in the most recent “Spider-Man” movies.
From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2022
When “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” debuted on CBS in September 2015, Batiste was the bandleader and second banana.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2021
A second banana was the second most important person in an organization.
From Washington Post • Jul. 4, 2021
I asked as I peeled my second banana.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
