| Subject | English | Russian |
| inf. | play second banana to | играть на вторых ролях (someone Stanislav_Bulgakov) |
| inf. | play second banana to | быть вторым по важности после (someone); кого-либо Stanislav_Bulgakov) |
| inf. | play second banana to | занимать второстепенное положение (someone Stanislav_Bulgakov) |