a cut below



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a cut below

Of lower quality than or inferior to someone or something else, especially that of the expected norm. This waiter is really a cut below what I would expect from this restaurant.
See also: below, cut

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Amandaə-MAN-də (English), ah-MAHN-dah (Spanish, Italian, German)English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Late Roman
TruusTRUYSDutch
Aspden['æspdən]
Moss-English (Archaic), Jewish
Tzvi-Hebrew
Conley-Irish