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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
Muireann-Irish
Kerman-Basque
Ninette-French
Joon-Hojoon-hoKorean
ChristalKRIS-təlEnglish
Haurvatat-Persian Mythology
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