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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
DwightDWIETEnglish
Hyun-Junghyun-jungKorean
Aleksandroah-lek-SAHN-droEsperanto
Wiseman['waizmən]
MortonMAWR-tənEnglish
Leolin-Welsh
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