pale into insignificance

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpale into insignificancepale into insignificanceUNIMPORTANTto seem much less important when compared to something bigger, worse, more serious etc The amounts of money involved pale into insignificance when compared with the sums spent each year on research. → paleExamples from the Corpuspale into insignificance• This can also happen if a pain is very severe and strong such that it makes all the other symptoms pale into insignificance.• Such faults pale into insignificance against performances of such magnitude as these.• But all of this pales into insignificance compared with one major advantage.• Our difficulties pale into insignificance when compared to the problems of the homeless.• However, definitional factors pale into insignificance when compared with recent changes in household size.

单词	pale into insignificance
释义	pale into insignificance From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpale into insignificancepale into insignificanceUNIMPORTANTto seem much less important when compared to something bigger, worse, more serious etc The amounts of money involved pale into insignificance when compared with the sums spent each year on research. → paleExamples from the Corpuspale into insignificance• This can also happen if a pain is very severe and strong such that it makes all the other symptoms pale into insignificance.• Such faults pale into insignificance against performances of such magnitude as these.• But all of this pales into insignificance compared with one major advantage.• Our difficulties pale into insignificance when compared to the problems of the homeless.• However, definitional factors pale into insignificance when compared with recent changes in household size.
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