a poor man's

a poor man's somebody/something

someone or something that is similar to a well-known person or thing but is not as good He was only ever a mediocre singer - they used to call him 'the poor man's Frank Sinatra'. 'So what did you think of the film?' 'It was just a poor man's 'Pulp Fiction'.'

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Edna	['ednə]
Zenobia	zə-NO-bee-ə (English)	Ancient Greek
Leonas	-	Lithuanian
Makhmud	-	Uzbek, Kazakh, Chechen
Leo	['li(:)əu]
Mcghee	[mə'gi:]