I thought I'd done quite well, but Claire's exam results put mine in the shade.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
put someone in the shade — put someone/something in the shade phrase to be so impressive that someone or something else becomes less impressive or interesting by comparison Hong Kong’s metro really puts our public transport system in the shade. Thesaurus: to be very good… … Useful english dictionary
put something in the shade — put someone/something in the shade phrase to be so impressive that someone or something else becomes less impressive or interesting by comparison Hong Kong’s metro really puts our public transport system in the shade. Thesaurus: to be very good… … Useful english dictionary
put something in the shade — put (someone/something) in the shade to be so interesting or so good that other similar people or things seem less important by comparison. I thought I d done quite well, but Claire s exam results put mine in the shade … New idioms dictionary
put in the shade — To outdo completely • • • Main Entry: ↑shade * * * put (someone or something) in the shade chiefly Brit informal : to be much better than (someone or something) Their performance really put ours in the shade. • • • Main Entry: ↑shade … Useful english dictionary
put someone or something in the shade — put (someone or something) in the shade chiefly Brit informal : to be much better than (someone or something) Their performance really put ours in the shade. • • • Main Entry: ↑shade … Useful english dictionary
put in the shade — put (someone/something) in the shade to be so interesting or so good that other similar people or things seem less important by comparison. I thought I d done quite well, but Claire s exam results put mine in the shade … New idioms dictionary
put someone/something to shame — OUTSHINE, outclass, eclipse, surpass, excel, outstrip, outdo, put in the shade, upstage; informal run rings around, leave standing; Brit. informal knock spots off. → shame … Useful english dictionary
shade — n 1. darkness, duskiness, dusk, dimness, lightlessness; shadiness, shadowiness; cloudiness, mur kiness, murk; gloom, gloominess, somberness, tene brousness; obscurity, indistinctness, nebulousness, faintness, vagueness. 2. apparition, specter,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
put someone/something in the shade — SURPASS, outshine, outclass, overshadow, eclipse, transcend, cap, top, outstrip, outdo, put to shame, beat, outperform, upstage; informal run rings around, be a cut above, leave standing. → shade … Useful english dictionary
shade — 1 noun 1 SLIGHT DARKNESS (U) slight darkness or shelter from the direct light of the sun made by something blocking it: a plant that likes a lot of shade | in the shade: Let s find a table in the shade. | It s 35ºC in the shade. | in the shade of … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
