单词 | not a patch on |
释义 | > as lemmasnot a patch on P1. colloquial. not a patch on: in no way comparable to, not nearly as good as. ΚΠ 1860 C. Reade Cloister & Hearth xxxvii He is not a patch on you for looks. 1889 Westm. Gaz. 20 Feb. 10/1 We have some strange weather in England..but it is doubtful whether we are a patch upon Australia. 1924 M. Baring C xiv. 163 Gautier had written some very good verse, but he was too romantic and not a patch on André Chénier. 1994 Daily Tel. 10 Oct. 18/5 Set against native trees, Leyland green looks very synthetic, and is not a patch on yew. < as lemmas |
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