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'.'
See also: poor

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BahargÜL-Turkmen
Polya-Bulgarian
IzidÓRa-Hungarian (Rare)
Swapan-Bengali
'Aamir-Arabic
PeadarPAD-arIrish, Scottish