third wheel or fifth wheel
fifth wheel or third wheel
Meaning | Synonyms
- a person who is in a situation where they are not needed
- an extra and unnecessary person or thing
- also known as “fifth wheel“
Example Sentences
- I was the only person at the dinner party without a date. I felt like a third wheel.
- I felt like a fifth wheel when I couldn’t speak English well with my English teacher.
- I’m going, I don’t want to be a fifth wheel.
- I quit my bank job and am preparing for civil service. Now I feel like I am a third wheel.
- The way I live my life, I always feel like a fifth wheel.
Origin
This phrase originated from an extra wheel that was on four-wheel coaches, carriages, and wagons (American).
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Today a fifth wheel refers to a pick up truck towing a HUGE trailer from the bed of the pickup.
- Joe Bradford July 11, 2020