Know Your English – The Hindu (May 30, 2016)
What is the meaning and origin of ‘waiting in the wings’? (KV Jayaraman, Mysore)
During the course of an IPL match, we sometimes hear experts say that a team has several talented youngsters ‘waiting in the wings’. What they mean by this is should any of the senior players fail to perform, there are people on the team who can easily replace them.
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