
What Does “fifth wheel” mean?
Definition:
Anything superfluous or unnecessary.
Example(s)
I felt like a fifth wheel when they started looking at each other affectionately.
This idiom is in the travel category.

Anything superfluous or unnecessary.
I felt like a fifth wheel when they started looking at each other affectionately.
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