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fifth wheel

noun as in somebody or something unnecessary

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When France discovered that the United States, Australia and Britain had secretly negotiated a submarine technology deal, effectively scuttling a separate Franco-Australian agreement, French officials mocked Britain as a “fifth wheel on the carriage.”

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The son attempted to back his truck and fifth wheel trailer from the street up the incline of the driveway, Huserik said.

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“Great Britain in this matter is a bit of a fifth wheel on the carriage,” Le Drian said in the France 2 interview.

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“Gene therapy is taking a fifth wheel and putting it somewhere on the car and hoping it runs. Gene editing is repairing the flat.”

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Tiny houses are generally inexpensive, have more amenities than a travel trailer or fifth wheel, and are easily transportable from place to place.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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