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put in the shade

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put somebody/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.
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Every turn I ever pulled is put in the shade by this one.
Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context
It has accomplished wonders far surpassing Egyptian pyramids, Roman aqueducts, and Gothic cathedrals; it has conducted expeditions that put in the shade all former Exoduses of nations and crusades.
The Communist Manifesto by Marx, Karl & Engles, Frederick View in context
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