be (not) a patch on

To be just as good as someone or something else. Often used in the negative to emphasize someone or something's inadequacy. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Alice is a patch on the lead actress in the school play, which is why she was chosen as the understudy. I loved my old boss—this new guy is not a patch on her.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Edit	E-dit (Swedish)	Hungarian, Swedish
Reko	RE-ko	Finnish
Inbal	-	Hebrew
Philip	FIL-ip (English), FEE-lip (Dutch)	English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Biblical
Viktor	VIK-tawr (German), VEEK-tahr (Russian)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukraini
Dechen	-	Tibetan, Bhutanese