pale in comparison
(also pale beside sth/sb)Definition
› to seem much less serious or important when compared with someone or something else: I thought I was badly treated but my experiences pale in comparison with yours.Worse and worst
(Definition of pale in comparison from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- aggravating adjective (MAKING WORSE)
- aggravation noun (MAKE WORSE)
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