be a patch on



not be a patch on somebody/something

  (British & Australian)
to not be as good as someone or something else It's a reasonably entertaining film but it's not a patch on 'Bladerunner'.
See also: on, patch

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Fri&Eth;Uswi&Thorn;-Anglo-Saxon
SammieSAM-eeEnglish
Vitale-Italian
Justina[dʒəs'ti:nə]
Rosalinaro-sah-LEE-nah (Spanish)Portuguese, Spanish
Edan-Irish, Scottish