pale in comparison

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pale in comparison (with something) also pale by comparison (with something)

to seem lacking in importance or quality than something else I thought I had a frightening accident, but mine pales in comparison with yours.

See also: comparison, pale

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Ban warned the impact on developing nations of the recent energy, food and economic crises would pale in comparison to the damage likely to be wrought by carbon emissions. India PM urges G8 nations to lead on climate change by AFP / AFP South Asian Edition While your consultant considered the academic and social environment of each school, those factors pale in comparison to the purpose of attending college--to graduate. Let's raise the bar by Pierce, Richard / Black Enterprise Byline: by MAEVE QUIGLEY OCEANS can't help but be pale in comparison to the BBC's earlier series The Blue Planet - it has no jaw-dropping photography or other worldly creatures. We love telly: WE LOVE NATURE - OCEANS BBC2, 8pm by The Mirror (London, England)			paint a [bleak etc.] picture of paint a picture paint in paint into a corner paint on paint onto paint out paint over paint the town paint the town red paint with the same brush painted painting pair pair off pair up pal pal around pal up pale pale around the gills pale as a ghost pale at pale beside pale by comparison pale in comparison pall pally palm palm off palsy-walsy pan pan across to pan for pan out pan over pancake pander to pandora panic panic at panic by panic stations pant pant for pant for air pant out paper paper over paper over the cracks paper trail			pale pale pale pale Pale (jurisdiction) Pale (jurisdiction) Pale (jurisdiction) Pale (jurisdiction) pale ale pale ale PALE ALES pale around the gills pale as a ghost pale as death pale at pale beside Pale Blue Pale Blue Pale Blue pale brick Pale brown Pale brown Pale brown pale by comparison pale catechu Pale Cell Acanthoma pale chrysanthemum aphid pale coral root Pale gray-asparagus pale horse pale in comparison pale infarct pale into insignificance Pale lager Pale lager Pale lager pale laurel pale laurel pale laurel pale laurel Pale magenta Pale magenta Pale magenta Pale magenta Pale Martin Pale Martin Pale Martin Pale mauve Pale mauve Pale midnight blue Pale Morning Dun Pale of Settlement pale oil Pale Porcelain Princess Pale red-violet Pale Sand Martin Pale Sand Martin Pale Sand Martin pale soft exudative pork Pale Sulfonated Shale Oil Pale Tussock Moth

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