useless as a fifth wheel
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as useless as a fifth wheel — not useful, not needed, redundant, (four wheels are sufficient) I sat there watching the four of them play bridge, and feeling as useless as a fifth wheel … English idioms
fifth wheel — (USA) A fifth wheel is something unnecessary or useless … The small dictionary of idiomes
fifth wheel — noun 1. someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded • Syn: ↑deadwood • Hypernyms: ↑redundancy, ↑redundance 2. an extra car wheel and tire for a four wheel vehicle • Syn: ↑spare … Useful english dictionary
fifth wheel — (USA) A fifth wheel is something unnecessary or useless. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** This expression refers to a person who find themselves in a situation where their presence is unnecessary and as a result they feel useless. … … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Fifth wheel — (USA) A fifth wheel is something unneccesary or useless … Dictionary of English idioms
a fifth wheel — a useless object, an unnecessary device The team already had two guards, so I felt like a fifth wheel … English idioms
Wheel of Fortune (US daytime game show) — infobox television show name = Wheel of Fortune caption = Wheel of Fortune title card, c. 1985 format = Game show rating = runtime = 30 minutes creator = Merv Griffin starring = Chuck Woolery, host (1975 ndash;1981) Susan Stafford, co host (1975… … Wikipedia
Darling Waste — Origin Cleveland, Ohio, United States Genres Alternative rock, indie rock, emo, singer songwriter Years active 2000–present Labels … Wikipedia
duty of care — see duty Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. duty of care … Law dictionary
redundant — adj 1. verbose, prolix, wordy, diffuse; tautological, pleonastic, repetitious, reiterating, batto logical; periphrastic, roundabout, circumlocutory; fustian, bombastic, windy, long winded. 2. excessive, excess, in excess, hypertrophic,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
