Their performance really put ours in the shade.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
put something in the shade — put someone/something in the shade phrase to be so impressive that someone or something else becomes less impressive or interesting by comparison Hong Kong’s metro really puts our public transport system in the shade. Thesaurus: to be very good… … Useful english dictionary
put something in the shade — put (someone/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 … New idioms dictionary
put in the shade — To outdo completely • • • Main Entry: ↑shade * * * put (someone or something) in the shade chiefly Brit informal : to be much better than (someone or something) Their performance really put ours in the shade. • • • Main Entry: ↑shade … Useful english dictionary
put someone/something in the shade — SURPASS, outshine, outclass, overshadow, eclipse, transcend, cap, top, outstrip, outdo, put to shame, beat, outperform, upstage; informal run rings around, be a cut above, leave standing. → shade … Useful english dictionary
put someone in the shade — put someone/something in the shade phrase to be so impressive that someone or something else becomes less impressive or interesting by comparison Hong Kong’s metro really puts our public transport system in the shade. Thesaurus: to be very good… … Useful english dictionary
put someone in the shade — put (someone/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 … New idioms dictionary
put in the shade — put (someone/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 … New idioms dictionary
shade — [[t]ʃe͟ɪd[/t]] ♦♦♦ shades, shading, shaded 1) N COUNT: oft N of n, in N A shade of a particular colour is one of its different forms. For example, emerald green and olive green are shades of green. In the mornings the sky appeared a heavy shade… … English dictionary
put someone/something to shame — OUTSHINE, outclass, eclipse, surpass, excel, outstrip, outdo, put in the shade, upstage; informal run rings around, leave standing; Brit. informal knock spots off. → shame … Useful english dictionary
shade — shadeless, adj. shadelessness, n. /shayd/, n., v., shaded, shading. n. 1. the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area. 2. a place or an area of comparative darkness, as one… … Universalium
