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
BrodieBRO-deeEnglish (Modern)
Ashburnham['æʃbɜ:nəm]
Philippinafee-lee-PEE-nahGerman (Rare)
Akhil-Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam
Abhay-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Derry-Irish