If she had, Mr Obama might have been the one learning how to play second fiddle.

如果当初她成功了，也许现在学着打下手的就是奥巴马了。

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But as long as the "BLACK MAMBA" still roams the courts, he will have to play second fiddle.

但是只要当“黑曼巴”还在球场漫步的时候，他就不得不坐第二把交椅。

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They apparently aim to bring in a trusted understudy to play second fiddle to Abbiati, allowing them to offload the howler-prone duo, who have alternately worn the gloves over the past few seasons.

他们的目标是给阿比亚蒂找到一个值得信任的替补，将两个已经明显下滑的门将脱手，他们在过去的几个赛季里轮流上场。

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It shows that he is willing to put an intellectual in charge of an important issue. (Stephen Goldsmith, the former mayor of Indianapolis, will play second fiddle to the university professor.) But it also shows that Mr Bush has a shrewd sense of how to use intellectuals to advance his agenda.

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He was in the wilderness when he had to play second fiddle to Felipe Contepomi and Isa Nacewa for the number 10 jersey with his province, but came to the fore during Leinster's run to Heineken Cup glory with the Argentine sidelined by injury.

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Academic achievement would play second fiddle to the character and manliness thought to be inculcated by prestigious boarding schools.

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