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notch below

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notch below

Not as good as something else in the same category. Joanne is a good author, but her books are a notch below best-sellers in the same genre.

See also: below, notch

notch below (someone or something)

Fig. a little lower in quality than someone or something. I believe that this wine is a notch below the one we had with the fish.

See also: below, notch