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
ZephyrZEF-ər (English)Greek Mythology (Anglicized)
EarleenURL-eenEnglish (Rare)
Winston['winstən]
Mattin-Basque
Ilda-Italian
SidSIDEnglish