(be) not a patch on somebody

(be) not a patch on somebody
be not a ˈpatch on sb/sth idiom
(informal, especially BrE) to be much less good, attractive, etc. than sb/sth else

This book isn't a patch on her others.

She was no great beauty. Not a patch on Martha.

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