OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 26199

fifth wheel

/ˌfɪfθ ˈʍiːl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
quedarse tocando el violín
Anything superfluous or unnecessary.
A subjunctive mode should no more exist in the English grammar, than a fifth wheel be given to a wagon.
I felt like a fifth wheel when both of them started giggling and making out during dinner.
Phrases
No hay frases