Pale in/by comparison to/with verb phrase
To appear less good, serious, significant ect. when compared with/to someone or something else
The education system here pales in comparison with that in many Asian countries.
Even my best effort in running pales by comparison to the his regular trainings.
Our problems pale by comparison with theirs.
My achievement paled in comparison to yours.
The verb "pale" should be conjugated according to its tense.
The origin of this phrase is not clear.
To be very wet
Because of forgetting bringing an umbrella, I look like a drowned rat when it rains.