put in the shade



put somebody/something in the shade

to be so interesting or so good that other similar people or things seem less important by comparison I thought I'd done quite well, but Claire's exam results put mine in the shade.
See also: put, shade

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Zeynab-Azerbaijani, Persian
Kaimana-Hawaiian
FletcherFLECH-ərEnglish
EarlineURL-eenEnglish
Nicolasanee-ko-LAH-sahSpanish
Toinette-French