be a poor second
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come a poor second — be/come a poor second, third, etc. idiom (especially BrE) to finish a long way behind the winner in a race, competition, etc. Main entry: ↑pooridiom … Useful english dictionary
a poor second/third etc. — a poor second/third (etc.) used to say that someone finished a race or contest a long way behind the winner He came in a poor second in the race. [=he finished second but was far behind the winner] She was a poor second in the tournament. • • •… … Useful english dictionary
a poor second/third — (etc.) used to say that someone finished a race or contest a long way behind the winner He came in a poor second in the race. [=he finished second but was far behind the winner] She was a poor second in the tournament. • • • Main Entry: ↑poor … Useful english dictionary
(a) poor second — a poor second phrase a long way behind the winner in a race, competition etc Thesaurus: races and racinghyponym sports events and competitionshyponym Main entry: poor … Useful english dictionary
poor — W1S1 [po: US pur] adj comparative poorer superlative poorest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(no money)¦ 2¦(not good)¦ 3¦(sympathy)¦ 4¦(not good at something)¦ 5¦(health)¦ 6 poor in something 7 a poor second/third etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
poor — [ pur ] adjective *** ▸ 1 lacking money ▸ 2 of low quality ▸ 3 not good enough ▸ 4 not skillful ▸ 5 lacking something important ▸ 6 less than expected ▸ 7 feeling sorry for someone ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) having little money and few possessions: a poor… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Second season syndrome — is the now common phrase that is used to describe a downturn in fortunes for a football club two seasons after its promotion to the Premier League of English football particularly if the first season after promotion had brought a strong finish.… … Wikipedia
second — 1 number 1 2nd; the person, thing, event etc after the first one: His second goal was from a penalty. | a second year student at University | In the second of a series of programmes we look at the role of women in industry. | the second… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
poor — adjective 1 NO MONEY having very little money and not many possessions: Her family were so poor they couldn t afford to buy her new clothes. | Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in the world. | a poor neighborhood 2 the poor people who are… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
poor */*/*/ — UK [pɔː(r)] / UK [pʊə(r)] / US [pʊr] adjective Word forms poor : adjective poor comparative poorer superlative poorest 1) a) having little money and few possessions a poor family/area/country We were very poor and could barely afford the… … English dictionary
