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(as of Dec 10, 2007)- Face the Music
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- Fifth Wheel
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- Forty Winks
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- Full Steam Ahead
Sample Idiom
Fifth Wheel
Sentence
If he insisted in coming along with us, he'll just be a fifth wheel.
Explanation
extra, unimportant person
Origin
This idiom was first used in France in the 16th century. A unicyle has one wheel, a bicycle
has 2 wheels, a tricycle has 3 wheels, and cars has 4 wheels. No vehicles need 5 wheels;
therefore, the fifth wheel is usually an extra only.
