Phrases.com »

Phrases related to: SECONDARY

Yee yee! We've found 11 phrases and idioms matching SECONDARY.

Sort:RelevancyA - Z
second bananaA comedian who plays a secondary or supporting role, especially as straight man and traditionally in vaudeville or burlesque theatre.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
bury the leadTo begin a story with details of secondary importance to the reader while postponing more essential points or facts.Rate it:

(4.50 / 2 votes)
second bananaA person who serves in a supporting, secondary, or subsidiary capacity; an assistant.Rate it:

(4.00 / 1 vote)
drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators(idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.Rate it:

(3.00 / 2 votes)
double upTo have a secondary use.Rate it:

(2.00 / 2 votes)
Take a BackseatTo be at a secondary position or to be at a level of inferiority as compared to someone elseRate it:

(2.00 / 1 vote)
bit on the sideSecondary lover, mistress.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il s'agit bien de cela (ironic.)That is quite a secondary consideration.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
knock-on effectA secondary, often unintended effect.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
spin offTo create as a by-product or a secondary derived work.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tail wagging the dogA minor or secondary part of something controlling the whole.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)

We need you!

Help us build the largest human-edited phrases collection on the web!

Alternative searches for SECONDARY:

Quiz

Are you a phrases master?

»
You have hit ______ bottom.
A volcanic
B stone
C rock
D the

Browse Phrases.com

#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ