Idioms

in the shade

in the shade

In a state or position of inferiority, inadequacy, or unimportance relative to something else. As always, my good grades were put in the shade by my brother's football achievements. The new detective drama, with its ingenious setup and fantastic lead actress, casts every other thriller on TV in the shade. I bet the telegraph was left in the shade after the telephone was invented.

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in (or into) the shade

in (or into) a position of relative inferiority or obscurity.

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References in periodicals archive

Most summer bedding plants will not suffer from being in the shade for a few days at a time.

Your garden : Out of the shadows; ROOTING OUT THE PROBLEM OF BIG TREES

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