Pale beside/next to something pale in/by comparison (with/to something) pale into insignificance In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "pale beside/next to something pale in/by comparison (with/to something) pale into insignificance", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Mirabella Luu calendar 2020-12-22 02:12

Meaning of Pale beside/next to something pale in/by comparison (with/to something) pale into insignificance

Synonyms:

fade away , lessen , mean nothing , fade into significance

Pale beside/next to something pale in/by comparison (with/to something) pale into insignificance verb phrase

be less importance, less outstanding in comparison with something else

He is a great singer, but pales in/by comparison with Jin.

Everything pales into significance when the pandemic break out.

My picture pales beside/ next to my teacher's work of art.

Other phrases about:

mere trifle

1. Used to refer to a thing or matter that is insignificant or unimportant

2. Used to refer to a very small amount (of something)

push paper(s)

To do paperwork that is boring or unimportant in an office

not anything to write home about

To be not special, exciting, interesting or remarkable 

be not worth a fig

If something is not worth a fig, it is not important or considerable.

pale into insignificance

To seem much more unimportant when compared with something else

Grammar and Usage of Pale beside/next to something pale in/by comparison (with/to something) pale into insignificance

Verb Forms

  • pale beside/next to something
  • pales beside/next to something
  • paled beside/next to something
  • palling beside/next to something

The verb "pale" should be conjugated by its tense.

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