āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
second best
/sËÉkÉnd bËÉst/
Second best
01
āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤā§āϝāĻŧ āϏā§āϰāĻž
the competitor who finishes second
02
āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤā§āϝāĻŧ āϏā§āϰāĻž
an alternative that is not as fulfilling or desirable as other options that one has
Idiom
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Sarah was disappointed when she did n't get the lead role in the play; instead, she was given the second-best part.
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