satisfactory vs second fiddle

satisfactory

adj

  • Causing satisfaction; agreeable or pleasant; satisfying. 

  • Done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient. 

  • Making atonement for a sin; expiatory. 

noun

  • The rating given to somebody or something that meets requirements without exceeding them. 

  • Somebody or something that meets requirements without exceeding them. 

second fiddle

noun

  • The person playing second fiddle. 

  • A sidekick or subordinate, or the role of such a person. 

  • A fiddle part in harmony to the first fiddle. 

How often have the words satisfactory and second fiddle occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )