a notch below

a notch below somebody/something

not quite as good as someone or something else Fifty years ago, there were many big bands that were good, but they were a notch below the great ones.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Erich	E-rikh	German
Theutrich	-	Ancient Germanic
Rajkumari	-	Indian, Hindi
Sophronius	-	Late Greek (Latinized)
Telesphoros	-	Ancient Greek
Kaneonuskatew	-	Native American, Cree