Meaning of be no match for | Babel Free

Definitions

To be outmatched by; to be much weaker, less capable, or less desirable than.

idiomatic

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Examples

“King William number⟳ four, I guess⟳, would be no match⟳ for him as an orator – he'd talk⟳ him out of sight in half an hour.”

“I am. no match⟳ for a physician in any matters connected with his pursuits, nor would the physician be a match⟳ for me in a legal argument .”

“He was a dull dog, and he knew it; but though he was no match⟳ for Garling intellectually , he knew himself a match⟳ and more than a match⟳ for him physically .”

“The two soon had their heads close⟳ together in conversation, and while it was clear the gentleman was no match⟳ for her in appearance or style, there was no denying the strength of the connection between them .”

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